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{{disambig2|the Transformers type "Mini-Con"|the unit of time "minicon"|Units of time}}
{{disambig2|the Transformers type "Mini-Con"|the "Evil" faction of [[Stentarian]]s mistakenly called "Minicons"|Ammonite}}

[[File:Minicon symbol.png|upright=1.4|thumb|Intentionally designed to look like the letter "M", the Mini-Con symbol is also reflected in the design of Unicron's helmet]]
'''Mini-Cons''' (Smol bois) are a race of small, roughly [[human]]-sized Transformers capable of [[powerlinx]]ing with a larger Transformer to impart extra abilities or greatly increase their strength.

Their origins (when explored) vary depending on the continuity in which they appear. In some timelines they are creations of [[Unicron]]; in others, they are creations of the [[Last Autobot]] or the descendants of [[Micronus Prime]]. Others are just... there.

==Fiction==
===Unicron Trilogy===
====Cartoon continuity====
[[File:Street action team.JPG|thumb|left|upright=1.4]]
[[Unicron]] created the Mini-Cons to be mindless tools, sent to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] as an agitating element to the Transformers' civil war. The power-enhancing "smart tools" would be unleashed upon the populace, who would snap them up and bond with them, and the war would only get more destructive, as Unicron drank in the negative psychic energies from the death and destruction. Once he'd gathered the power he needed, the Mini-Cons would turn on their supposed masters, incapacitating them, and Unicron would fully awaken to devour the planet and all Transformers on it, eliminating his biggest obstacle to devouring all of existence.

{{quote|Who would have thought the Mini-Cons were created by Unicron's cells?|[[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]]|''[[Drift (episode)|Drift]]''}}

But through a strange warp in space and time that no one really bothered to explain, three [[human]] children from the future—[[Rad White|Rad]], [[Carlos Lopez|Carlos]] and [[Alexis Thi Dang|Alexis]]—were sent to the Mini-Cons' birthing chamber on Cybertron just seconds before the small robots emerged from their pods. As the Mini-Cons had been designed to form mental bonds with other life forms, when Rad touched the Mini-Con who he knew from the future as [[High Wire (Armada)|High Wire]], High Wire apparently formed his bond then, with Rad... and through the Mini-Cons' shared "soul dimension", the [[Linkage (dimension)|Linkage]], sentience and free will spread throughout the Mini-Cons, forming "souls", and crippling Unicron's plans drastically.
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====Dreamwave ''Armada'' continuity====
[[File:Mini-cons.jpg|upright=2.2|thumb|Gotta catch 'em all!]]
Mini-Cons are a second race of Transformer, mostly living in designated sectors by themselves, which left them open to attack when [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] led his Decepticons on capture raids. Through experimentation on prisoners, the Decepticons discovered the Mini-Cons were rewired, their power (disproportionate to their size) could be added to a Transformer through [[Powerlinx]]ing. Mini-Cons are also capable of tapping an extra-dimensional energy source of unknown origin, but are wary of doing this, and most have inhibitors installed to prevent this from happening.

[[Over-Run (Armada)|Over-Run]], a Mini-Con refugee from another dimension, led Cybertron's collected Mini-Cons in tapping that dimension's energies and channeling them into an attack on Unicron which left him stranded on the far fringes of space.

After Unicron's defeat, most Mini-Cons re-established their villages in the Mini-Con sector. When Unicron reappeared ten years later, no one went to fetch the Mini-Cons to battle Unicron again, so it seems likely the Mini-Cons' connection to their extra-dimensional power source was severed.

{{note|There is no indication that Mini-Cons are related to Unicron in Dreamwave ''Armada'' continuity.}}

====Powerlinx and Evolution====
Mini-Cons have the special ability to actually evolve other machines, from transforming simple cars into jet-powered assault vehicles, to upgrading Transformers to have new weapons spring from their body. The nature of Powerlinxing is emphasized more in the Japanese ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Micron Legend]]'' counterpart to Transformers ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Armada]]''. Once powerlinked, the Autobot would call out "EVOLUTION!" and a portion of their body would literally reconfigure to become a new weapon. Afterwards, they retained this new ability without the powerlinking of the Mini-Con which granted it. Linking to that Mini-Con again simply enhances their firepower. The Mini-Con is not required in order to use the evolved weaponry afterwards. This has caused some confusion in the Armada viewing audience due to dub issues and the downplaying of the "Evolution" theme. Despite this, the term is used twice in the American series by Megatron.

====Gigantion Mini-Cons====
[[File:GiantCybertronDrillBit.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1]]

The exact origin of the Gigantion Mini-Cons is questionable as presented within the context of the show itself. The show offers little to nothing on their genesis, merely their function as "little detail" workers whose brains developed similarly to human children because of this (uh, yeah). [[Snarl (Cybertron)|Snarl]] speculated that they evolved a small stature to adapt to Gigantion like he adapted to the [[Animatron|Jungle Planet]]. In ''Galaxy Force'', they are stated to have existed since ancient times and controlled the larger Transformers. There are even ancient ruins discovered with inscriptions using ''Armada'' Mini-Con model sheets.

The [[Fun Publications]] fiction has linked these Mini-Cons to those of ''Armada'', which simply has them migrating to Gigantion (as well as the other colony worlds) with the Transformers carrying the [[Cyber Planet Key]]s, offering the only definitive origin of those Mini-Cons. This would also make them creations of Unicron. However, this does not fully line up with the fiction, as the Mini-Cons in Armada are shown appearing in the time of Optimus Prime, years after the world colonization—so the matter is left more than a bit vague.
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====Packaging blurb====
Long ago, Mini-Cons fled Cybertron to escape the endless war between Autobots and Decepticons. Many teams were broken up in that war, leaving only a few left living in peace while roaming the universe.<ref>[[Transformers: Universe (2008 franchise)|Universe]] Armada Series Mini-Con multi-pack packaging blurb.</ref>

====Ask Vector Prime====
In [[Aurex 304.0 Epsilon]], Mini-Cons were the creations of [[Primacron]]. They sparked a four-way war between the Autobots, Decepticons, [[Omnicon]]s, and [[Destructicon (RID)|Destructicons]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/08/11}}

===Generation 1===
====3H comics====
[[Ramulus]] uses "Mini-Con" as a term of derision, implying that [[CatSCAN]] is timid or insufficiently assertive. {{storylink|Betrayal}}

====''Classics''====
Mini-Cons were created by the [[Last Autobot]] to cleanse Cybertron of [[Demon]]s and [[Mutant (G1)|Mutants]] before the Autobots returned. {{storylink|The New World}}

====Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity====
The Mini-Cons of this universe are a sub-set of [[Micromaster#Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Micromasters]], diminutive Autobots who were originally [[Cyberdroid|unable to transform]] until exposed to the energies of a dimensional shockwave. When most of the Micromaster population decamped from Earth under the command of [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]] to found their own civilization on [[Micro|Planet Micro]], some elected to remain with the Autobots to help them continue the war. These little 'bots partnered up with larger Transformers, adopting weapon and equipment [[alternate mode]]s (in addition to their vehicular forms) which their partners could wield. Like the Mini-Cons from other universes, they provide their partners with a power-up by connecting to them when in weapon mode. Some of the earliest known include [[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]] and [[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]]'s partners [[Groundshaker (Legends)|Groundshaker]] and [[Phaser (G1)|Phaser]]. {{storylink|Transformers 2015 Tailgate/G1 Mini-Con Chapter|Tailgate/G1 Mini-Con Chapter}}

Evidence suggests that Mini-Cons would persist into the [[Beast Era]]: the enigmatic [[Wedge Shape]], as well as several of the combatants involved in the "[[Micron Booster#Micron Booster Ver. 4: Endless Battle - Eternal Prisoner|Eternal Prisoner]]" conflict, professed [[Maximal]] and [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] allegiances. {{storylink|Micron Booster|Micron Booster Ver. 4}} Additionally, Mini-Con [[Dragoyell]] is reported to have taken part in the [[Beast Wars (event)|Beast Wars]]. {{storylink|Dragoyell|Dragoyell's bio}}

====2005 IDW continuity====
Millions of years ago, the [[Titan (group)|Titan]] [[Prion (Titan)|Prion]] left Cybertron to colonize [[Prion (planet)|a distant planet]], an expedition led by [[Micronus Prime]]. Over time, the Transformers birthed from Prion's [[hot spot]] evolved into a civilization of Mini-Cons. {{storylink|White Heat}} Their idyllic colony was eventually discovered and razed by the anti-mechanoid [[Black Block Consortia]]; the last known Mini-Con, a young female named [[Nickel]], joined the [[Decepticon Justice Division]] when they happened across the devastated planet. {{storylink|The Permanent Revolution}}

Many millions of years ago, a civil war tore apart a peaceful planet's robotic population, sending them into a seemingly endless conflict, in which they used their natural ability to transform and combine to confound and destroy their enemies. However, they were not Cybertronians - they were [[Stentarian]]s, now divided into heroic [[Terradore]]s and evil [[Ammonite]]s. What mainly set them apart from Cybertronians was their relatively diminutive size - knee-high to an average Cybertronian. When the Transformers first encountered the Ammonites they believed them to be miniature Decepticons, leading Brainstorm to dub them 'Minicons'. However, it is unknown what relation, if any, they have to the Cybertronian species. {{storylink|Little Victories}}

===Live action film series===
Little is known about the nature of Mini-Cons in this continuity, other than the fact that they're small. Known Mini-Cons include [[Longarm (Movie Mini-Con)|Longarm]], [[Frenzy (Movie)|Frenzy]], [[Chopster]], and [[Bomb-Burst (PCC)|Bomb-Burst]].

===Power Core Combiners===
[[Commander (PCC)|Commander]]s had the ability to combine with Mini-Cons, which powered up their abilities in vaguely defined ways.<ref>[[Smolder]]'s bio, [[Sledge (PCC)|Sledge's]] bio, [[Heavytread (PCC)|Heavytread's]] bio, and [[Salvage (Movie)|Salvage's]] bio.</ref> Some power ups are given more specific descriptions. [[Huffer (PCC)|Huffer]] became faster, stronger, and smarter. [[Searchlight (PCC)|Searchlight]] got extended operational duration. [[Leadfoot (PCC)|Leadfoot]] became invisible to sensors. And [[Darkstream]] received enhanced maneuverability.<ref>See respective toy bios.</ref>

===Aligned continuity family===
[[File:HuntingSeason Mini-Cons.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Please don't let this be JIBSIR...]]

'''Mini-Cons''' (sometimes spelled '''Minicons''') are a race of small, human-sized Transformers who are native to Cybertron's two moons. Descended from [[Micronus Prime]], they have a great variety of robot mode shapes, with some appearing humanoid, and others having animal-based robot forms. Though some Cybertronians appear to display prejudice against Mini-Cons—[[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] was known to have despised them, while [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Orion Pax]] associated them with distrust—they nevertheless had a political presence in the pre-war era, with their own representative, [[Ratbat (WFC)|Ratbat]], on the planet's [[Autobot High Council|High Council]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Exodus|Exodus}}

Mini-Cons have been known to form partnerships with larger Transformers. Mini-Cons that choose to undergo this process are known as [[Deployer (WFC)|Deployer]]s, and usually adopt specialized alternate modes that allow them to attach to, or fit inside, their larger partners. By the time of Cybertron's restoration following the end of the war, such Mini-Cons are subdivided into three groups: Autobot "buzzsaws," Decepticon "torpedoes," and unaligned "Cyclones," who have spherical alternate modes. {{storylink|Knock, Knock!}}

[[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]]'s class of Mini-Cons, the [[Caretaker Mini-Con]]s, appear to have been mass-produced through an unknown process. A batch of these found on an ancient starship acted in a manner not unlike pre-programmed drones. {{storylink|Deep Trouble (RID)|Deep Trouble}} Fixit himself reverted to a similarly mindless state after [[Denny Clay]] tampered with his internal workings. {{storylink|The Trouble with Fixit}} As [[Autobot High Council|some]] were to use these Mini-Cons to guard prisoners; the "sentry mode" programming may have been some kind of mandated upgrade. {{storylink|Decepticon Island (Part 1)}}

The starship [[Alchemor (RID)|''Alchemor'']] was overseen by a group of Caretaker who were captured and forced to work as slave labour when the ship crashed. When the [[Bee Team (RID)|Bee Team]] arrived to take the ship, they joined in overthrowing their captors and eventually returned to Cybertron. {{storylink|Decepticon Island (Part 1)}} {{storylink|Decepticon Island (Part 2)}}

[[File:DeusExMachina AMT-Party.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|Did you bring hummus?]]

A new form of Mini-Cons was created on [[Earth]] when the planet's energon infused the Transformers' weapons with life and transformation ability. These new robots became known as the [[Arms Micron]]s. {{storylink|Arms Micron Theater}}

{{note|The Arms Micron backstory was told specifically in reference to the "partner" Microns packed in with larger toys, but it is assumed that it holds true for all toys called "Arms Microns" regardless of release type.}}
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==Things that are not Mini-Cons==
There have been a number of characters or toys that either have Powerlink "catcher" ports but are not Mini-Cons, or are recolored from Mini-Con molds (often even having the molded-in faction symbol) but who are nonetheless, according to their associated bios or fiction, not actually Mini-Cons.

{{collist|3|
*[[Laserbeak (Cybertron)|''Cybertron'' Laserbeak]] (sometimes)
*[[Search and Destroy Robot]]}}

==Toys==
[[File:Armada Blackout toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Blackout powerlinking with Demolishor]]
:Mini-Con toys debuted as the signature element of the ''Armada'' franchise, bringing the "micro [[play pattern]]" back to ''Transformers'' after many years' absence. Much like ''Armada'' itself, the Mini-Cons proved to be a smash hit with fans and kids, and Hasbro scrambled to include them in the subsequent franchises.

:Most Mini-Cons stand around 2" tall, roughly the same size as their [[Micromaster]] predecessors. Most Mini-Cons are considerably more complex, as well; unlike Micromasters, there's no single dominant transformation scheme. With dozens of molds, Mini-Cons cover a wide range of articulation, size, [[alternate mode]]s, and complexity. Aesthetically, their facial designs tend toward the unorthodox.

:Each Mini-Con includes one or more [[Powerlinx]] ports somewhere on their body, a [[5 mm post|5mm]] round peg-slot that allows them to be attached to any "[[Bulk]]" figure with a corresponding Powerlinx peg. These pegs were standard-issue on the larger, original-mold ''Armada'' toys, where at least one such peg could be used to activate various gimmicks on each large figure. Toys from subsequent franchises have featured Powerlinx pegs only as a static feature. Due to the center-peg of the Powerlinx port, they are incompatible with normal 5mm posts. Later Mini-Cons (starting with the ''[[Power Core Combiners]]'' series) would sometimes have 5mm holes without the "signature" center-peg.

{{note|Because of the overwhelming number of Mini-Con redecos—we're talking well into the hundreds—the following list is of unique first-use ''molds'' only.}}

===Armada===
====3-pack team molds====
[[File:Armada airmilitaryteam toys.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Air Military Mini-Con Team]]

{{collist|3|
'''[[Adventure Mini-Con Team]]'''
*[[Dune Runner (Armada)|Dune Runner]] (dune buggy)
*[[Iceberg]] (snowcat)
*[[Ransack (Armada)|Ransack]] (jeep)

'''[[Air Defense Mini-Con Team (Armada)|Air Defense Mini-Con Team]]'''
*[[Jetstorm (Armada)|Jetstorm]] (Concorde jet)
*[[Runway (Armada)|Runway]] (supersonic bomber)
*[[Sonar (Armada)|Sonar]] (space shuttle)

'''[[Air Military Mini-Con Team]]'''
*[[Gunbarrel (Armada)|Gunbarrel]] (cargo jet)
*[[Terradive (Armada)|Terradive]] (recon jet)
*[[Thunderwing (Armada)|Thunderwing]] (stealth bomber)

'''[[Destruction Mini-Con Team]]'''
*[[Buzzsaw (Armada)|Buzzsaw]] (excavator)
*[[Drill Bit (Armada)|Drill Bit]] (mining vehicle)
*[[Dualor (Armada)|Dualor]] (tank)

'''[[Emergency Mini-Con Team]]'''
*[[Firebot (Armada)|Firebot]] (fire engine)
*[[Makeshift (Armada)|Makeshift]] (VTOL plane)
*[[Prowl (Armada)|Prowl]] (police cruiser)

'''[[Land Military Mini-Con Team]]'''
*[[Bonecrusher (Armada)|Bonecrusher]] (missile transport)
*[[Knock Out (Armada)|Knock Out]] (armored personnel carrier)
*[[Wreckage (Armada)|Wreckage]] (tracked missile platform)

'''[[Race Mini-Con Team]]'''
*[[Dirt Boss (Armada)|Dirt Boss]] (rally SUV)
*[[Downshift (Armada)|Downshift]] (Le Mans racer)
*[[Mirage (Armada)|Mirage]] (Indy racer)

'''[[Sea Mini-Con Team]]'''
*[[Oceanglide]] (solar-powered boat)
*[[Stormcloud (Armada)|Stormcloud]] (speedboat)
*[[Waterlog (Armada)|Waterlog]] (hovercraft)

'''[[Space Mini-Con Team]]'''
*[[Astroscope]] (space station)
*[[Payload (Armada)|Payload]] (rocket transporter)
*[[Sky Blast (Armada)|Sky Blast]] (rocket)

'''[[Street Action Mini-Con Team]]'''
*[[Grindor (Armada)|Grindor]] (skateboard)
*[[High Wire (Armada)|High Wire]] (dirtbike)
*[[Sureshock (Armada)|Sureshock]] (motor scooter)

'''[[Street Speed Mini-Con Team]]'''
*[[Backtrack (Armada)|Backtrack]] (sportscar)
*[[Oval]] (sportscar)
*[[Spiral]] (sportscar)
}}

====Partner Mini-Con molds====
[[File:Armada Leader1 toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Leader-1, with wider hips than were entirely necessary.]]

{{collist|3|
*[[Incinerator (Armada)|Incinerator]] (partner: [[Blurr (Armada)|Blurr]])
*[[Refute (Armada)|Refute]] (partner: [[Smokescreen (Armada)|Hoist]])
*[[Jolt (Armada)|Jolt]] (partner: [[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys|Hot Shot]])
*[[Over-Run (Armada)|Over-Run]] (partner: [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys|Supercon Optimus Prime]])
*[[Nightbeat (Armada)|Nightbeat]] (partner: [[Side Swipe (Armada)|Side Swipe]])
*[[Liftor]] (partner: [[Smokescreen (Armada)|Smokescreen]])
*[[Rollout (Armada)|Rollout]] (partner: [[Overload (Armada)|Overload]])
*[[Longarm (Armada)|Longarm]] (partner: [[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]])
*[[Rollbar (Armada)|Rollbar]] (partner: [[Scavenger (Armada)|Scavenger]])
*[[Comettor (Armada)|Comettor]] (partner: [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]])
*[[Sparkplug (Armada)|Sparkplug]] (partner: [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys|Super Optimus Prime]])
*[[Crumplezone (Armada)|Crumplezone]] (partner: [[Cyclonus (Armada)|Cyclonus]])
*[[Blackout (Armada)|Blackout]] (partner: [[Demolishor (Armada)|Demolishor]])
*[[Inferno (Armada)|Inferno]] (partner: [[Thrust (Armada)|Thrust]])
*[[Wind Sheer (Armada)|Wind Sheer]] (partner: [[Wheeljack (Armada)|Wheeljack]])
*[[Thunderclash (Armada)|Thunderclash]] (partner: [[Skywarp (Armada)|Skywarp]])
*[[Swindle (Armada)|Swindle]] (partner: [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]])
*[[Leader-1 (Armada)|Leader-1]] (partner: [[Megatron (Armada)/toys|Megatron]])
*[[Ramjet (Armada)|Ramjet]] (partner: [[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Tidal Wave]])
*[[Rook (Armada)|Rook]] and [[Crosswise (Armada)|Crosswise]] (partner: [[Sideways (Armada)|Sideways]])
*[[Dead End (Armada)|Dead End]] (partner: [[Unicron/toys|Unicron]])
}}

===Micron Densetsu===
*'''Hikari no Unicron''' (campaign prize item)
**''Accessories:'' Chest missile, 6 leg missiles

: The "[[Unicron of Light]]" toy is a [[redeco]] of ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Armada]]'' [[Unicron/toys|Unicron]] in an emerald, light green, blue, and white color-scheme. This Unicron was the prize for a lucky-draw contest in Japan.

===Energon===
====3-packs====
{{collist|2|
'''[[Energon Saber]] Team'''
*[[Scattor (Energon)|Scattor]] (Concorde)
*[[Skyboom (Energon)|Skyboom]] (space shuttle)
*[[Wreckage (Energon)|Wreckage]] (supersonic bomber)

'''[[Street Action Mini-Con Team]]'''
*[[Grindor (Armada)|Grindor]] (hoverboard)
*[[High Wire (Armada)|High Wire]] (motorbike)
*[[Sureshock (Armada)|Sureshock]] (four-wheeler)
}}

====Other====
*Kicker/Highwire 2-pack

===Cybertron===
====Partner Mini-Con====
[[Image:Cyb-toy HeavyLoad.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.45|Menasor's partner Heavy Load]]
{{collist|1|
*[[Drill Bit (Cybertron)|Drill Bit]] (partner: [[Metroplex (Cybertron)|Metroplex]])
*[[Stripmine]] (partner: [[Quickmix (Cybertron)|Quickmix]])
*[[Heavy Load (Cybertron)|Heavy Load]] (partner: [[Menasor (Cybertron)|Menasor]])
*[[Safeguard (Cybertron)|Safeguard]] (partner: [[Vector Prime]])
}}

====3-packs====
{{collist|2|
'''[[Recon Mini-Con Team]]'''
*[[Jolt (Cybertron)|Jolt]] (helicopter)
*[[Six-Speed (Cybertron)|Six-Speed]] (LeMans race car)
*[[Reverb (Cybertron)|Reverb]] (pickup truck)

'''[[Giant Planet Mini-Con Team]]'''
*[[Deepdive (Cybertron)|Deepdive]] (submarine)
*[[Longarm (Cybertron)|Longarm]] (double-crane truck)
*[[Overcast (Cybertron)|Overcast]] (military cargo plane)
}}

===Classics (2006)===
[[File:TFC Clear Sky.jpg|thumb|upright=1.45|Clear Skies Team]]

{{collist|3|
'''[[Demolition Team]]'''
*[[Broadside (Classics)|Broadside]]
*[[Sledge (Classics)|Sledge]]
*[[Wideload (Classics)|Wideload]]

'''[[Dinobot (Classics)|Dinobots]]'''
*[[Knockdown (Classics)|Knockdown]]
*[[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]]
*[[Terrorsaur (Classics)|Terrorsaur]]

'''[[Night Rescue Team]]'''
*[[Divebomb (Classics)|Divebomb]]
*[[Firebot (Classics)|Firebot]]
*[[Strongarm (Classics)|Strongarm]]

'''[[Clear Skies Team]]'''
*[[Nightscream (Classics)|Nightscream]]
*[[Steel Wind]]
*[[Thunderwing (Classics)|Thunderwing]]

'''[[Dirt Digger Team]]'''
*[[Dirt Rocket (Classics)|Dirt Rocket]]
*[[Grindor (Classics)|Grindor]]
*[[Oil Slick (Classics)|Oil Slick]]

'''[[Predator Attack Team]]'''
*[[Dreadwing (Classics)|Dreadwing]]
*[[Overbite (Classics)|Overbite]]
*[[Snarl (Classics)|Snarl]]
}}
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===Universe (2008)===
*[[Jolt (Armada)|Jolt]] (partner: [[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys|Hot Shot]])
*[[Nightstick (G1)|Nightstick]] (partner: [[Cyclonus (G1)/toys|Cyclonus]])
{{note|Nightstick, despite being a [[Nebulan]] [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]], is oddly identified as a Mini-Con on the "Battle in Space" packaging.}}
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===Power Core Combiners===
[[File:PCC-toy Chopster.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Chopster (with Smolder)]]
{{collist|2|
*[[Airlift (PCC)|Airlift]] (partner: [[Skyhammer (PCC)|Skyhammer]])
*[[Backwind]] (partner: [[Searchlight (PCC)|Searchlight]])
*[[Caliburst (PCC)|Caliburst]] (partner: [[Huffer (PCC)|Huffer]])
*[[Chainclaw (PCC)|Chainclaw]] (partner: [[Icepick (PCC)|Icepick]])
*[[Chopster]] (partner: [[Smolder]])
*[[Groundspike]] (partner: [[Heavytread (PCC)|Heavytread]])
*[[Pinpoint]] (partner: [[Leadfoot (PCC)|Leadfoot]])
*[[Throttler]] (partner: [[Sledge (PCC)|Sledge]])
*[[Waterlog (PCC)|Waterlog]] (partner: [[Undertow (PCC)|Undertow]])}}
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===Prime===
'''Mini-Cons'''
*[[Laserbeak (WFC)|Laserbeak]] (Partner: [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]])
[[File:Prime-toy OP.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|O.P.]]
'''Arms Microns'''
{{collist|3|
*[[Arc]] (Partner: [[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]])
*[[Arcee Blade]]
*[[B.2]] (Partner: [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]])
*[[Balo]] (Partner: [[Skywarp (WFC)|Skywarp]] and [[Thundercracker (WFC)|Thundercracker]])
*[[B.H.]] (Partner: [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]])
*[[Bido]] (Partner: [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]])
*[[Bogu]] (Partner: [[Unicron]])
*[[Bulkhead Knuckle]]
*[[Bumblebee Sword]]
*[[C.L.]] (Partner: [[Cliffjumper (WFC)|Cliffjumper]])
*[[Dado (Prime)|Dado]]
*[[Dago]] (Partner: [[Frenzy (WFC)|Frenzy]] and [[Rumble (WFC)|Rumble]])
*[[Dobo]]
*[[Giza (Prime)|Giza]] (Partner: [[Nemesis Prime (Prime)|Nemesis Prime]])
*[[Gob (Prime)|Gob]]
*[[Gora]] (Partner: [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]])
*[[Gul]] (Partner: [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]])
*[[Hades]] (Partner: [[Megatron (WFC)|Darkness Megatron]])
*[[Ida]] (Partner: [[Airachnid (Prime)|Airachnid]])
*[[Igu]] (Partner: [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicon]])
*[[Iro]] (Partner: [[Ironhide (WFC)|Ironhide]])
*[[Jayz]]
*[[Jida]] (Partner: [[Cliffjumper (WFC)|Cliffjumper]])
*[[Jigu]] (Partner: [[Dreadwing (Prime)|Dreadwing]])
*[[L.P.]] (Partner: [[Lio Convoy]])
*[[Magi]] (Partner: [[Silas |Silas Breakdown]])
*[[Megatron Cannon]]
*[[Noji]] (Partner: [[Vehicon (Prime)|Jet Vehicon]])
*[[O.P.]] (Partner: [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]])
*[[Optimus Prime Blaster]]
*[[Ozu (Prime)|Ozu]] (Partner: [[Wildrider (Prime)|Wildrided]])
*[[Pral]]
*[[R.A.]] (Partner: [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]])
*[[Ratchet Spanner]]
*[[S.2]] (Partner: [[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]])
*[[Sais]]
*[[Sou]] (Partner: [[Swerve (Prime)|Swerve]])
*[[Ulma]] (Partner: [[Ultra Magnus (WFC)|Ultra Magnus]])
*[[Wheeljack Kunai]]
*[[Wuji]] (Partner: [[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]])
*[[Zad (Prime)|Zad]]
*[[Zori]] (Partner: [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]])
}}
{{-}}

===Generations===
[[File:Generationstoy-TakaraTomy-Centuritron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Centuritron and the Mini-Con Assault Team]]
'''[[Mini-Con Assault Team]]'''
*[[Heavytread (Generations)|Heavytread]]
*[[Runway (Generations)|Runway]]
*[[Windshear]]
{{-}}

===Robots in Disguise (2015)===
{{stub|All the new Minicon toys, plus partners/enemies must be included}}
[[File:Slipstream RID 2015 toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Slipstream]]
{{collist|3|
*[[Aerobolt]]
*[[Bashbreaker]]
*[[Beastbox (RID)|Beastbox]]
*[[Back|Decepticon Back]]
*[[Anvil (RID)|Decepticon Anvil]]
*[[Bludgeon (RID 2015)|Decepticon Bludgeon]]
*[[Divebomb (RID)|Divebomb]]
*[[Dragonus]]
*[[Glacius]]
*[[Lancelon]]
*[[Major Mayhem]]
*[[Ransack (RID Mini-Con)|Ransack]]
*[[Ratbat (WFC)|Ratbat]]
*[[Sandsting]]
*[[Sawback]]
*[[Sawtooth (RID)|Sawtooth]]
*[[Slipstream (RID)|Slipstream]]
*[[Tricerashot]]
*[[Velocirazor]]
*[[Windstrike]]
}}

====Partner Mini-Cons====
*[[Jetstorm (RID)|Jetstorm]] (Partner: [[Drift (RID)|Drift]])
*[[Airazor (RID)|Airazor]] (Partner: [[Fracture (RID)|Fracture]])
*[[Hammer (RID)|Decepticon Hammer]] (Partner: [[Crazybolt (RID)|Crazybolt]])
*[[Backtrack (RID)|Backtrack]] (Partner: [[Overload (RID)|Overload]])

====Other====
*[[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] (One Step Changer)
*Fixit (Legion Class)

==Merchandise==
===Attacktix===
[[File:AttacktixMiniConS1.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Goooood.]]
*'''Mini-Con''' (Booster, 2006)

{{attacktix
|ID=TF01
|faction=Autobot
|class=Trooper
|special=Attackback - 4/26 (15%) success ratio
|cost=10
|speed=4
|attacktype=Shooter (small missile)
}}
{{-}}

: The first assortment of Transformers ''[[Attacktix]]'' figures included a "generic" Mini-Con, based on [[Skyboom (Energon)|Skyboom]]. Each Mini-Con figure has 3 points of articulation, including waist and shoulders; however, their shoulders move together due to their gun. One of the shortest, most squat ''Attacktix'' figures, the Mini-Con is very stable despite its small base.

:Its Special Power, "Attackback", allows a free move and attack for any of your in-play Autobot pieces. Mini-Con is an excellent support figure for [[Landmine (Energon)|Landmine]], whose "Shootback" power allows up to three Mini-Cons to make a free attack.

{{-}}
[[File:AttackitxMiniConS2.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Eeeevil.]]
*'''Minicon''' (Booster, 2007)

{{attacktix
|ID=TF03
|faction=Decepticon
|class=Trooper
|special=Attackback
|cost=10
|speed=4
|attacktype=Shooter (small missile)
}}
{{-}}

:An as-yet unreleased redeco of the ''Attacktix'' "Minicon" (''sic'') piece is set for the second series' Booster Packs, though this time as a Decepticon-aligned piece. It features a color scheme not on any incarnation of the actual [[Sonar (Armada)|Sonar]]/Skyboom toy, but wouldn't that be neat? The exact details of its Attackback special power are as yet unknown.

: This piece was later characterized as "[[Bunker-Buster]]" in the members-only portion of the [[Fun Publications]] [[Transformers Collectors' Club]] website.

{{canceledattacktix}}
{{-}}

==Notes==
*During the ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Armada]]'' line, the term "Mini-Con" was also the name of a [[size class]] which consisted of three-packs of small toys (which were also individually referred to as "Mini-Cons"). Other size classes from the ''Armada'' line were named "Super-Con", "Max-Con" and "Giga-Con". However, the name "Mini-Con" was the only one actually used in the corresponding fiction. In the toyline, it was ''also'' used for other small figures of the same size that were available as companion figures with the larger toys. Due to its use in fiction, the name was also carried over into subsequent lines such as ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' and ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'', and was used as (part of) the name of a price point again in the ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' toyline, the "Mini-Con Class" consisting of two-packs. The later ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' toyline returned to the original three-pack style.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Micron''' (マイクロン ''Maikuron''), '''Mini-Con''' (ミニコン ''Minikon'')
*''Dutch:'' '''Miniteam'''
*''French:'' '''Minican''' (France), '''Minimodus''' (Canada)
*''Korean:'' '''Micron''' (마이크론 ''Maikeuron'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Mínǐ Jīn'gāng''' (迷你金刚, "Mini Vajra")
*''Spanish:'' '''Minimodus'''

==References==
<references/>

==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/faction/minicon.htm Mini-Cons at TFU.info]
*[http://www.tfarchive.com/toys/references/mini-cons_microns.php TFArchive's Mini-Con/Micron list, complete up to 2009]

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Micromaster

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{{disambig3|Micromaster}}
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'''Micromasters''' (li'l fellas) are Transformers with small and extremely fuel-efficient bodies. Some were created that way, others were created as ordinary Transformers (or [[Macromaster|guzzlers]], as Micromasters sometimes call normal-sized Transformers) and rebuilt into Micromasters. Transforming into ([[Scale#Undersized alternate modes|usually]]) tiny cars, planes, and other vehicles, they are depicted as roughly human-sized in robot mode in most continuities.

Some Micromasters are also [[Combiner]]s. One kind are the '''[[Micromaster Combiner]]s''', who can each form either the front or back half of a combined vehicle. They are not constrained to joining only with their Combiner partner; they can join with any other as well as to the back of any [[Micro Trailer]]. In addition, there are the '''[[Combi-Micromaster]]s''', who combine together in another humanoid robot. No character has ever been specifically designated as one, but the description at least fits the members of the [[Multiforce]].

Recently, the Multiforce members have been branded as '''DX Micromasters'''. What exactly a DX Micromaster is has not been explained. Perhaps it's a Micromaster who is [[Action Master Elite|no longer small and extremely fuel efficient]]?

==Fiction==
===Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics===
{{noteukonly}}
[[File:Generic decepticon 3 marvel uk 230.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Makin' Micromasters!]]
The Micromasters were created by the Autobots as a downsizing means to increase fuel efficiency. ''Though at first the technology was created by the Autobots, the Decepticons were able to capture and study the [[Battle Patrol]] to learn the secrets themselves, and the first Decepticon Micromasters were born.'' {{storylink|A Small War!}}

''The Micromasters served under [[Emirate]] [[Xaaron]], with [[Fixit (G1)|Fixit]] acting as one of the base's medics.'' {{storylink|Demons!}} {{storylink|Dawn of Darkness}}

[[File:Micromastercoats s.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb]]
Two of the Micromaster squads were deployed to Earth to assist [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]]'s forces, but they quickly went their own way. {{storylink|King Con!}} Soon they had all but integrated into [[New York City]] society, their small size allowing them to interact easily with humans. Only the arrival on Earth of the Decepticon [[Air Strike Patrol]] shook them loose from this position. {{storylink|The Interplanetary Wrestling Championship!}}

[[File:Sportscarpatrol-backfromthedead.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb]]
The Air Strike Patrol soon proved to have ulterior motives for coming to Earth, as they, along with the [[Sports Car Patrol]], were working for [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]]. {{storylink|Back from the Dead}} While the Air Strike Patrol manipulated [[Scorponok (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Scorponok]] and Optimus Prime into a battle, the Sports Car Patrol kidnapped [[Ratchet (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ratchet]] and laid explosives aboard the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]]. {{storylink|The Resurrection Gambit!}} [[Blackjack]] wasn't able to maintain control of the Ark, however, and the rest of the patrol were defeated by [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]]'s [[Pretender]] team. {{storylink|All the Familiar Faces!}} {{storylink|Skin Deep}}

The Micromaster Autobots continued to play roles in the Autobot insurgency on Cybertron, though the [[Rescue Patrol (G1)|Rescue Patrol]] prepared to leave for Earth. A teleportation accident transported them to the center of Cybertron, {{storylink|Yesterday's Heroes!}} where they nearly but not quite managed to defeat the [[Mayhem Attack Squad]] with help from their larger brethren. {{storylink|The Primal Scream|Primal Scream}}

''Having arrived on Earth, the Rescue Patrol tangled with the Air Strike Patrol before Optimus Prime called them off upon realising how much damage their battle was causing to the planet's environment.'' {{storylink|The Greatest Gift of All!}}

The Air Strike Patrol would eventually meet their fate in [[Louisiana]] at the hands of a pissed-off [[Dynamo|mutant oil rig worker]]. {{storylink|The Human Factor!}}

In the absence of Ratchet, Fixit served as the chief medic aboard the Ark. {{storylink|Eye of the Storm}} {{storylink|The Pri¢e of Life!}}

''A few of the Micromasters were still active many years later, when the Autobots followed the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] to [[Hydrus Four]] to rescue them and prevent the resurrection of Megatron.'' {{storylink|Another Time & Place}}

====Earthforce====
{{earthforcefiction}}
Grumpy old fogeys [[Prowl (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Prowl]] and [[Wheeljack (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Wheeljack]] moaned about all the confusing new [[to sell toys|types of Transformers]] in the war, Micromasters among them. {{storylink|Starting Over!}} One such Micromaster, [[Stakeout (G1)|Stakeout]], was part of the "new age" who attended [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]]'s meeting with [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] about his old-school violent methods. Poor Stakeout was stuck under the table, unseen until Grimlock chucked it at the wall. {{storylink|Break-Away!}}

===Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
[[File:Liner team.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.5|The Liner Team make themselves at home on Earth.]]
"Micro" Cybertronians fall into three separate classifications: '''Micromasters''' (マイクロトランスフォーマー ''Micro Transformer''), small but otherwise normal Transformers; '''Micromaster Sixteams''' (マイクロマスター ''Micromaster''), who can combine in groups of six into larger robots; and '''[[Mini-Con]]s''' (マイクロン ''Micron''), who convert into weapons and equipment for larger Transformers to wield.

The story of these tiny Transformers began during the four-million-year period that followed [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]]'s departure from Cybertron. A large number of the planet's non-transforming Autobot "[[Cyberdroid]]" population, unable to contribute to the war effort in any meaningful way due to their diminutive height and lack of conversion capabilities, decided instead to leave their homeworld and search for Optimus and the lost [[Matrix of Leadership]]. Most of their number were placed in hibernation capsules for the long space voyage, but this did not protect them from what was to come: partway into their journey, the Cyberdroids' ship was stuck by a dimensional shockwave, which catapulted them across the galaxy to the planet [[Earth]] in the early 1980s. The shockwave mutated and evolved their tiny bodies, granting them the ability to transform, but it also corrupted the minds of several of the crew, turning them into Decepticons. Adopting Earthly vehicular forms to hide on the strange new planet they now found themselves on, the Autobot Micromaster [[Sixliner|Liner Team]] and [[Sixturbo|Turbo Team]] searched Earth for any sign of Optimus Prime, while simultaneously working to awaken the still-hibernating forms of their brethren before the Decepticon Micromaster [[Sixwing|Wing Team]] could seize the capsules and convert the tiny 'bots within to the side of evil. {{storylink|The Transformers: Micromaster}} Precisely how the Micromasters' conflict on Earth played out is unknown; Optimus and Megatron's forces awoke a few years after they arrived, and no information has been divulged about what happened to the Micromasters during this time. In the year 2035, however, the teams seen active during the early 80s conflict were still operative on Earth, defending it against the forces of Decepticon High Regent [[Scrash (OC)|Scrash]]. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Operation Combination (story page)|Operation Combination}}
[[File:TFLegends19 micro transformers and rodimus.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.75]]
In the intervening years, former Autobot commander [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] took the other Micromasters under his command, becoming a Micromaster himself. Together, they decamped to another planet and built their own civilization, naming it after themselves: [[Micro|Planet Micro]]. Some elected to remain with the Autobots to help them continue the war, adopting weapon and equipment alternate modes and partnering up with larger 'bots: known examples of these "Mini-Cons" include [[Phaser (G1)|Phaser]] and [[Groundshaker (Legends)|Groundshaker]], partnered with [[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]] and [[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]], respectively. {{storylink|Transformers 2015 Tailgate/G1 Mini-Con Chapter|Tailgate/G1 Mini-Con Chapter}}

By the year 2025, Micro had become a thriving, technologically advanced world overseen by [[Riker|Governor Riker]], and even had representatives [[Holi]], [[Pīpō]], [[Fire]] and [[Boater]] serving in the Autobot army under [[Star Saber (Victory)|Star Saber]]. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory (cartoon)|Transformers: Victory}} [[File:TFZone storypage1.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.5]] The development of [[Energon Z]] on Micro led to a military reinforcement program that saw the planet overhauled, refitted with a variety of new defense systems, and renamed "Zone". With the planet's new strategic importance in the renewed war against supernatural enemies like [[Violen Jiger]] and [[Dark Nova]], many high-ranking Autobots adopted alternate forms that could be used by Micromasters, like the [[Powered Master]]s and the [[Battlestars]], who each also took on a personal Micromaster partner. {{storylink|Transformers: Zone (franchise)|Transformers: Zone}} {{storylink|Transformers: Return of Convoy (franchise)|Return of Convoy}} The Micromaster' primary role was to make contact with other planets and races for the betterment of all; presumably their small, non-threatening forms were important in this task. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)#Part 5|''Zone'' story page #5}}

Following Dark Nova's defeat, the Autobot [[Air Patrol|Sky Patrol Team]] were chosen for the Autobots' [[Power Core Combination]] process. Three of their number were upgraded into full-size "[[Master Class]]" Transformer bodies able to combine with drone units to form even larger, more powerful robots. Unfortunately, while he did not undergo the process, team leader [[Eagle Eye (G1)|Eagle Eye]] defected to the Decepticons and took knowledge of the new technology with him, enabling the villains to create their own "[[Master Chaos]]" warriors, who were then used by Scrash in his 2035 campaign. {{storylink|Transformers United EX}}

Having begun life as Autobots, this is the allegiance most "Micro" 'bots retain. Aside from those turned into Decepticons by the dimensional shockwave, and the teams that those converts then themselves converted (who would all apparently regain their original Autobot allegiance by 2035 anyway), and the defector Eagle Eye, there is only one known Decepticon Micromaster team: the [[Race Track Patrol|Race Track Patrol Team]], who were known to have willingly betrayed their Autobot comrades and joined Violen Jiger's forces. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)#Part 5|''Zone'' story page #9}}
{{-}}

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
Micromaster technology was developed over 3.5 million years ago in response to the dwindling energy resources on Cybertron. With Autobot and Decepticon soldiers shutting down across the planet, both sides got to work developing smaller, energy-efficient bodies for the sake of continuing the war. {{storylink|Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye #8}} At the earliest stages, this involved downsizing troops. However, the process was unrefined, posing a danger to applicants, and worse than that, inefficient.

[[File:DW MM 4a.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
It was Shockwave who suggested the idea of both sides pooling resources to try and create new soldiers, before letting them chose which side they wanted to take. Somehow not suspecting the leader of the Decepticons of any ulterior motive, the Autobots agreed. Using whatever energy they could scrounge together, and with Shockwave secretly using [[Vector Sigma]] itself, a great many Micromasters were created, before being sequestered in a city named "Little Iacon" to acclimate to life on Cybertron. {{storylink|Destined for Nothing}} As part of the cross-factional experiment, both sides put the new 'bots through a joint training program during which they learned about both factions, allowing them to choose which one to join. {{storylink|Victims of the Revolution}}

[[File:Golddendisk paradron.jpg|thumb||left|upright=1.1]]
Data on a [[Golden Disk (Paradron)|Golden Disk]] discovered on [[Paradron]] had predicted this development, causing [[Countdown (G1)|Countdown]] to wonder if becoming Micromasters to better interact with the universe's smaller beings was the Transformers' destiny. {{storylink|Recipe for Hate}}

Of course, the program soon fell apart, and Little Iacon fell into rioting, later labeled the "Meltdown Riots" by the Micromasters, {{storylink|Victims of the Revolution}} with both sides swooping in to grab whoever they could. This resulted in a generation of new Autobots and Decepticons hesitant to fight against those they'd been friends with, for a cause that only saw them as another step in the war. Little Iacon soon degenerated into a ghetto for the Micromasters to hang out and ignore the war entirely.

Over time, friction began to grow between some of the Micromasters and the "Guzzlers". The Decepticons, to no-one's surprise, frequently bullied or belittled their smaller comrades, often finding ways to deprive them of energon. {{storylink|Destined for Nothing}} Or in some cases, just killed them for the small amount of energon they carried. {{storylink|The Gray Race}}

On his return to Cybertron, the ambitious Skystalker tried to engineer the deaths of the larger mechanoids, only for his nemesis Countdown to talk them into presenting a unified front against the Decepticons. Once that was over, Countdown feared the brief alliance would disintegrate. His attempts at talking Big Daddy into helping maintain it went nowhere, though{{storylink|Victims of the Revolution}}

What became of the Micromasters after that is unknown, but by the time of the [[Great Shutdown]], they were nowhere to be seen.

{{note|Of course, the real reason for the Micros' absence was because the Micromaster mini series was written after [[War and Peace]].}}

===2005 IDW continuity===

[[File:Spotlight Nightbeat Detour and Blackjack.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.5|[[:File:BlackjackRecruited.jpg|Let's pretend this didn't happen...]]]]

The Micromasters were the results of [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] modifying the [[Gorlamite|organic inhabitants]] of [[Gorlam Prime]] to be able to exist in both the [[universe (universe)|universe]] and [[Dead Universe]] in anticipation of the [[Expansion]]. {{storylink|Spotlight: Hardhead}} The [[Sports Car Patrol]] confronted [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] beneath Gorlam Prime. {{storylink|Spotlight: Nightbeat}} Nightbeat and [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] returned to find the population frozen in a transitional, [[technorganic]] state. They were pursued by many Micromasters. {{storylink|Spotlight: Hardhead}} Jhiaxus' Micromaster lackeys were last seen being dismembered by [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]]. The inhabitants of Gorlam Prime eventually emerged from their chrysalis state in new, apparently wholly mechanical, bodies. They renamed their planet '''Cybertron'''. {{storylink|Spotlight: Sideswipe}}

Then a few years later, the entire population of "Cybertron" was lured into the Dead Universe and eaten by [[D-Void]]. Oh well. {{storylink|Heart of Darkness issue 2|Heart of Darkness #2}}

Meanwhile, the inhabitants of [[Devisiun (planet)|Devisiun]] evolved into a civilization of [[Micromaster Combiner|small combining twins]]. While linked to [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]'s mind, [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] caught a glimpse of [[Fireshot (G1)|Fireshot]] and [[Vanquish (G1)|Vanquish]] separating from each other on their homeworld. {{storylink|Windblade issue 4|Windblade vol. 1 #4}} Along with several other Cybertronian colonies, they were instrumental in the formation of the [[Council of Worlds]]. {{storylink|Windblade vol. 2 issue 6|Windblade vol. 2 #6}}

===''Wings Universe''===
With Cybertron's energies dwindling, the [[Micromaster Initiative]] arose as a solution to the planet's energy woes. The Micromaster [[Cop-Tur (G1)|Cop-Tur]] teamed up with [[Countdown (G1)|Countdown]] to spread the word of this initiative and convinced [[Flak (G1)|Flak]] into joining them. {{storylink|Battle Lines, Part 6}}

===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
[[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]] developed Micromaster technology during the war, shortly before seizing leadership of the Decepticons from [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]]. {{storylink|Cultural Appropriation}} As fuel supplies ran low, both sides began substituting Micromasters in favor of full-sized units. {{storylink|Identity Politics}}

[[File:Micro-Aggressions HotRodGrimlock.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.5|Face it, you always wanted to see this.]]

Eventually, however, the war was called to a close. With the full-sized Autobots and Decepticons too exhausted and fuel-inefficient to fight, the Micromasters were some of the only [[Builder of Cybertron|Builders]] still capable of independent movement. The Builders looked down on the Micromasters as a new manual and military class, and though they were still considered Builders, Micromasters were not initially allowed to serve on the Builder Assembly. {{storylink|Identity Politics}} As energy rations ran low, the Micromasters founded "[[Micropolis]]", a permanent cross-factional conglomeration of Micromaster bases which eventually grew into a full-fledged, Micromaster-scaled city. Hot Rod was one of the very few Builders to undergo the downsizing process. Inspired by his example, members of the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbot]]s, [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicon]]s, and [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobot]]s would do the same over the next seventy years. As a consequence of the low energy supplies, all Micromasters were kept at a quarter of full energon rations. {{storylink|Micro-Aggressions}}

When the Maximals and Predacons appeared on the scene, the Micromasters were made superior to their more energy-efficient successors. In instances where both sides went off-world, Micromasters served as political officers, making sure both toed the line while making sure neither worked together. {{storylink|Intersectionality}} Additionally Micromasters served as guards on important facilities such as [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] or the Forever Vaults, rather than Maximals or Predacons. {{storylink|Broken Windshields}} {{storylink|Head Games}} {{storylink|Micro-Aggressions}} When the [[Grand Uprising]] began, all Micromasters got bumped up to half-rations to better combat the growing [[Resistance]]. {{storylink|Micro-Aggressions}} The various Micromaster armies were pushed back all across Cybertron by [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron's]] [[Beast mode|Beast Upgrade]]. {{storylink|Safe Spaces}} The war between [[Resistance]] and Builder took an unexpected turn when [[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicons]] were introduced to the mix. Under [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]]'s command, the surviving Micromasters allied themselves with the [[Army of the Resistance]] to fend off the attack. After the conclusion of the first [[Vehicon Apocalypse]], full-sized Builders were almost extinct, but Micromasters remained to carry on their legacy alongside the Maximals and Predacons. {{storylink|Derailment}}

===Full-sized Micromasters===
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For various reasons, Micromaster characters have occasionally shown up in ''Transformers'' fiction as full-sized robots in scale with regular Cybertronians.

*[[Flak (G1)|Flak]] and [[Sunrunner (G1)|Sunrunner]] in Marvel Comics' UK story, ''[[Aspects of Evil!|Aspects of Evil]]''
*Flak, [[Countdown (G1)|Countdown]], [[Vanquish (G1)|Vanquish]], [[Terror-Tread]], [[Cement-Head]], and [[Tread Bolt]] in the ''[[Transformers: Wings Universe|Wingsverse]]''
*[[Fixit (G1)|Fixit]], [[Tailwind (G1)|Tailwind]], [[Barricade (G1)|Barricade]], [[Grit (G1)|Grit]], [[Knockout (G1)|Knockout]], Vanquish, [[Stakeout (G1)|Stakeout]], [[Blackjack]], [[Oiler]], and [[Slide]] in IDW's ''Generation 1'' comics
*[[Big Daddy (SG)|Big Daddy]] in ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]''
*The [[Battle Squad]] in ''[[The Transformers: Regeneration One|Regeneration One]]''
*Tread Bolt, [[Sky High (Micromaster)|Sky High]], and [[Blaze Master]] as [[Master Class]] in ''[[Transformers United EX|United EX]]''

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[File:89micromaster catalog.jpg|right|upright=1.8|thumb|It [[Transformers: Zone (franchise)|sucked]] to be American.]]
:The Micromasters were first released in the US and European markets in the two final years of the Generation 1 toyline, 1989 and 1990, as a market response to the growing popularity of ''[[Micro Machines]]''. The Generation 1 Micromasters were packaged as Patrols, Squads, Transports, Stations, or Bases.

:Each Micromaster stands about two inches (5 cm) high in robot mode, making them the smallest Transformers released to that point (since surpassed by a few members of the [[Smallest Transforming Transformers]] line). Many share a standardized [[transformation scheme]] of "flip out rear of vehicle to form legs; swing up arms from side." Articulation is generally limited to swiveling shoulders and knee joints (the latter limited by conjoined uni-feet).

*'''Micromaster Patrols''' (1989)
[[File:Micromaster-rescuepatrol-toys.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|The Rescue Patrol]]
[[File:Micromaster-sportscarpatrol-toys.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|The Sports Car Patrol]]

;Autobots:
:*[[Off Road Patrol]] ([[Highjump (G1)|Highjump]], [[Mudslinger (G1)|Mudslinger]], [[Powertrain]], and [[Tote]])
:*[[Race Car Patrol]] ([[Tailspin]], [[Free Wheeler]], [[Roadhandler (G1)|Roadhandler]], and [[Swindler]])
:*[[Rescue Patrol (G1)|Rescue Patrol]] ([[Seawatch]], [[Stakeout (G1)|Stakeout]], [[Fixit (G1)|Fixit]], and [[Red Hot]])
:*[[Battle Patrol]] ([[Big Shot]], [[Sidetrack (G1)|Sidetrack]], [[Sunrunner (G1)|Sunrunner]], and [[Flak (G1)|Flak]])

;Decepticons:
:*[[Air Strike Patrol]] ([[Nightflight (G1)|Nightflight]], [[Storm Cloud (G1)|Storm Cloud]], [[Whisper (G1)|Whisper]], and [[Tailwind (G1)|Tailwind]])
:*[[Sports Car Patrol]] ([[Detour (G1)|Detour]], [[Blackjack]], [[Hyperdrive (Micromaster)|Hyperdrive]], and [[Road Hugger (G1)|Road Hugger]])

*'''Micromaster Patrols''' (1990)
;Autobots:
:*[[Construction Patrol]] ([[Neutro]], [[Groundpounder (G1)|Groundpounder]], [[Crumble]], and [[Takedown]])
:*[[Air Patrol]] ([[Sky High (Micromaster)|Sky High]], [[Eagle Eye (G1)|Eagle Eye]], [[Blaze Master]], and [[Tread Bolt]])
:*[[Monster Truck Patrol]] ([[Hydraulic]], [[Slow Poke]], [[Big Hauler]], and [[Heavy Tread]])
:*[[Hot Rod Patrol]] ([[Big Daddy (G1)|Big Daddy]], [[Trip-Up]], [[Greaser]], and [[Hubs]])

;Decepticons:
:*[[Race Track Patrol]] ([[Roller Force]], [[Barricade (G1)|Barricade]], [[Ground Hog]], and [[Motorhead (Decepticon)|Motorhead]])
:*[[Military Patrol]] ([[Bombshock (G1)|Bombshock]], [[Tracer (G1 Decepticon)|Tracer]], [[Dropshot (G1)|Dropshot]], and [[Growl (G1)|Growl]])

: The Patrols came carded in four-packs beginning in 1989, with a couple following in 1990. All were sold at the $5 price point. Each patrol's alternate modes generally have a recurring common theme—for example, military vehicles in the case of the Military Patrol, or planes and helicopters in the case of the Air Patrol.

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*'''Micromaster Combiner Squads'''
[[File:Micromastercombiners-vehicles.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|The First Combinental Congress]]
;Autobots:
:*[[Metro Squad]] ([[Wheel Blaze]], [[Roadburner]], [[Oiler]], [[Slide]], [[Power Run]], and [[Strikedown]])
:*[[Astro Squad]] ([[Phaser (G1)|Phaser]], [[Blast Master]], [[Moonrock]], [[Missile Master]], [[Barrage (Micromaster)|Barrage]], and [[Heave]])

;Decepticons:
:*[[Battle Squad]] ([[Meltdown (G1)|Meltdown]], [[Half-Track (G1)|Half-Track]], [[Direct-Hit (G1)|Direct-Hit]], [[Power Punch (G1)|Power Punch]], [[Fireshot (G1)|Fireshot]], and [[Vanquish (G1)|Vanquish]])
:*[[Constructor Squad]] ([[Stonecruncher (G1)|Stonecruncher]], [[Excavator (G1)|Excavator]], [[Sledge (G1)|Sledge]], [[Hammer (G1)|Hammer]], [[Grit (G1)|Grit]], and [[Knockout (G1)|Knockout]])

:{{main|Micromaster Combiner}}

:The Combiner Squads were sold in carded six-packs in 1990. Each Squad consist of six Micromaster Combiners, thus making three vehicles in their alt mode. Micromaster Combiners transform into half of a vehicle form, which can use standardized connection plugs to combine with any other Micromaster Combiner to form a complete vehicle. Not all combinations make a lot of sense—the rear half of a dump truck connected to the front half of a space shuttle isn't anything you can win a war with, eh?

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*'''Micromaster Transports''' (1989)
[[File:G1-toy Erector.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Erector? I hardly knew 'er!]]

;Autobots:
:*[[Erector (G1)|Erector]]
:*[[Overload (G1)|Overload]]

;Decepticons:
:*[[Flattop (Decepticon)|Flattop]]
:*[[Roughstuff]]

{{main|Micromaster Transport}}

:The [[Micromaster Transport]]s are single Micromasters that come with a transforming vehicle with which they can interact in some way. Flattop transforms into a jet and comes with an aircraft carrier, whereas the other three transform into trucks and pull transforming trailers. Except for Erector's trailer, all the additional vehicles transform into jets. They were released in 1989.

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*'''Micromaster Combiner Transports''' (1990)
[[File:G1-toy TankerTruck.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|The Tanker Truck. THE Tanker Truck. Apparently it's the only tanker truck in the whole Transformers universe.]]

;Autobots:
:*[[Missile Launcher]] with [[Retro]] and [[Surge (G1)|Surge]]
:*[[Tanker Truck]] with [[Pipeline]] and [[Gusher]]

;Decepticons:
:*[[Cannon Transport]] with [[Terror-Tread]] and [[Cement-Head]]

{{main|Micromaster Combiner Transport}}

:The Combiner Transports consist of a pair of Micromaster Combiners and a big transforming trailer. Each trailer can optionally transform into a big battle station or into two separate fighting vehicles, each manned by one of the Combiners.

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*'''Micromaster Stations''' (1989)
[[File:G1-Zone-toy Airport.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|The Airport, featuring the largest plane length to runway length ratio of any airport in the universe.]]

;Autobots:
:*[[Hot House]] with [[fire station]]
:*[[Ironworks (Micromaster)|Ironworks]] with [[Ironworks (base)|construction station]]

;Decepticons:
:*[[Greasepit (G1)|Greasepit]] with [[gas station]]
:*[[Airwave (G1)|Airwave]] with [[airport]]

:The stations are big bases commanded by a single Transformer and disguised as human buildings. Hot House's station stands out a bit, as it is ''mobile'' in its alternate mode instead of being a stationary base.

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*'''Micromaster Bases''' (1989)
[[File:CountdownToy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|The Rocket Base is one hundred and forty kilometers due west of the Autobot camp.]]

;Autobots:
:*[[Groundshaker]] with [[ATV]]
:*[[Countdown (G1)|Countdown]] with [[Rocket Base]]

;Decepticons:
:*[[Skyhopper]] with [[Helicopter]]
:*[[Skystalker (G1)|Skystalker]] with [[Thunder Arrow|Interstellar shuttle]]

:The Micromaster Bases are huge fighting vehicles that transform into even bigger battle stations. They are commanded by a single Micromaster. Countdown's and Skystalker's vehicles are a big chunk taller than those of Groundshaker and Skyhopper, indicating that these two should be seen as the respective leaders of their Micromaster factions.

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*'''Micromaster Combiner Bases''' (1990)
[[File:G1 Anti-Aircraft Base toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|The Anti-Aircraft Base, operated by two guys who become an aircraft. Self-loathing, much?]]
;Autobots:
:*[[Battlefield Headquarters]] with [[Full-Barrel]] and [[Overflow]]

;Decepticons:
:*[[Anti-Aircraft Base]] with [[Blackout (G1)|Blackout]] and [[Spaceshot]]

:The Combiner bases are large vehicles commanded by a combiner duo. While the Decepticon Anti-Aircraft Base is pretty similar in concept to the previous year's Bases (transforming from a tank into a battle station), the Battlefield Headquarters lacks a base mode, instead transforming from an earthbound vehicle (a truck) into two airborne ones (a space shuttle and an attack jet).
*'''Micromaster Bases''' (''Unreleased'')
:*A [[Micromaster carrier-base]]

:A resin prototype for a base akin to the Rocket Base was produced at some point, but the toy was never taken into production.

===Generation 1 (Japan)===
Japan as well released lots of Micromasters during their ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1990 (Zone)|Zone]]'', ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Return of Convoy (toyline)|Return of Convoy]]'', and ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Operation Combination (toyline)|Operation Combination]]'' toylines (and later rereleases during ''[[The Transformers: Micromaster|Micromaster]]''). Most of them were identical to their western releases, but some were recolored or renamed and most Decepticons were depicted as Autobots. Next to this, the characterization they received in fiction differed heavily from their Western appearances, depicting them as childish, young and inexperienced compared to the bigger Transformers.

====Micro Trailer====
[[File:Microtrailer.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb]]
*[[Monster Truck Patrol|Big Truck Team]] ([[Hydraulic]], [[Slow Poke]], [[Big Hauler]], and [[Heavy Tread]])
*[[Hot Rod Patrol|Hot Rod Team]] ([[Big Daddy (G1)|Grease]], [[Trip-Up|Vanishing]], [[Greaser|Legs]], and [[Hubs|Lucas]])
*[[Military Team]] ([[Bombshock (ROC)|Bombshock]], [[Tracer (ROC)|Tracer]], [[Dropshot (ROC)|Dropshot]], and [[Growl (ROC)|Growl]])
*[[Shuttle Rocket W Team]] ([[Phaser (G1)|Phaser]], [[Blast Master]], [[Moonrock]], [[Missile Master]])
*[[Fire Tanker W Team]] ([[Wheel Blaze]], [[Roadburner]], [[Oiler]], [[Slide]])
*[[Radar Hover W Team]] ([[Barrage (Micromaster)|Barrage]], [[Heave]], [[Power Run]], [[Strikedown]])
*[[Dump Shovel W Team]] ([[Hammer (ROC)|Hammer]], [[Sledge (ROC)|Sledge]], [[Grit (ROC)|Grit]], [[Knockout (ROC)|Knockout]])
*[[Crane Cannon W Team]] ([[Direct-Hit (ROC)|Direct-Hit]], [[Excavator (ROC)|Excavator]], [[Power Punch (ROC)|Power Punch]], [[Stonecruncher (ROC)|Stonecruncher]])
*[[Jet Tank W Team]] ([[Fireshot (ROC)|Fireshot]], [[Vanquish (ROC)|Vanquish]], [[Meltdown (ROC)|Meltdown]], [[Half-Track (ROC)|Half-Track]])
*[[Rescue Patrol Team]] ([[Boater]], [[Fire]], [[Holi]], [[Pīpō]])
*[[Battle Patrol Team]] ([[Gunlift]], [[Sidetrack (Zone)|Sidetrack]], [[Sunrunner (Zone)|Sunrunner]], and [[Powerbomb]])
*[[Super Car Patrol Team]] ([[Black Heat]], [[Deadhour]], [[Gingham]], [[Road Hugger (Zone)|Road Hugger]])
*[[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Return of Convoy|Hot Rodimus]] (only available with [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Return of Convoy|Star Convoy]])
*[[Shotbomber]] (only available with [[Sky Garry (ROC)|Sky Garry]])

====Micromaster Sixteams====
[[File:OC-toy Sixturbo.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67]]
Apart from releasing US-made Micromasters, Takara also developed the Micromaster concept further on their own, resulting in the Micromaster Sixteams, Micromasters that combined to form a bigger robot similar to the full-size Transformer [[combiner]]s.

;Autobots:
{{collist|5|
*[[Sixliner]]
**[[Alan (ROC)|Alan]]
**[[D-Go]]
**[[Joe (ROC)|Joe]]
**[[Leaf]]
**[[Night]]
**[[Spark (ROC)|Spark]]

*[[Sixtrain]]
**[[Atlan]]
**[[Converter]]
**[[Desire]]
**[[Raise]]
**[[San D-Go]]
**[[Windy (OC)|Windy]]

*[[Sixturbo]]
**[[Circuit (OC)|Circuit]]
**[[Discharge (OC)|Discharge]]
**[[Glide (OC)|Glide]]
**[[Neo-Wheel]]
**[[Road Police]]
**[[Sireen]]

*[[Sixwing]]
**[[Chain Gun]]
**[[Falcon (OC)|Falcon]]
**[[Flanker]]
**[[Missile Run]]
**[[Raker]]
**[[Supersonic]]

*[[Sixbuilder]]
**[[Crush-Bull]]
**[[Digger]]
**[[Gran Arm]]
**[[Iron Lift]]
**[[Mixing]]
**[[Treader]]
}}
;Decepticon:
*[[Decepticon Sixbuilder]]
**[[Bonecrusher (Micromaster)|Bonecrusher]]
**[[Scavenger (Micromaster)|Scavenger]]
**[[Scrapper (Micromaster)|Scrapper]]
**[[Gren]]
**[[Mixmaster (Micromaster)|Mixmaster]]
**[[Long Haul (Micromaster)|Long Haul]]

====[[Powered Master]] partners====
[[File:Zone-toy Drillbuster.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3]]
*[[Drillbuster]] (only available with [[Roadfire]], who could be purchased with or without [[Sonic Bomber]] and [[Dai Atlas (Zone)|Dai Atlas]])
*[[Sonic (Zone)|Sonic]] (only available with [[Sonic Bomber]], who could be purchased with or without [[Roadfire]] and [[Dai Atlas (Zone)|Dai Atlas]])
*[[Speeder]] (only available with [[Dai Atlas (Zone)|Dai Atlas]], who could be purchased with or without [[Sonic Bomber]] and [[Roadfire]])

====Other====
*[[Spinner]] (only available with [[Grandus (ROC)|Grandus]])

===Armada===
*[[Mirror]] (named as such by "[[Ask Vector Prime]]")
**[[Rook (Armada)|Rook]]
**[[Crosswise (Armada)|Crosswise]]

===Universe (2003)===
[[File:MC-toy Sixtrain.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67]]
The Micromasters returned to North American markets in 2004 under the ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' label as [[KB Toys]] [[exclusive]]s. Inspired by [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s slightly-[[redeco]]ed Sixteam reissues, Hasbro decided to sell them as well. Sixturbo, Sixwing, and Sixbuilder were further redecoed and renamed to evoke the ''Generation 1'' [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobot]]s, [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbot]]s, and [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicon]]s, respectively. Sixtrain was not redecoed, but he was renamed according to the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 franchise)|2001 ''Robots in Disguise'' franchise]] [[Team Bullet Train]] (with a few additions).

In Europe, the Micromasters were available as mass retail releases, but in ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' (Protectobots, Constructicons) and ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' (Railbots, Aerialbots) instead of ''Universe'' packaging.

;Autobots
{{collist|3|
*[[Defensor (Universe)|Defensor]] (slightly redecoed Sixturbo):
**[[First Aid (Universe)|First Aid]]
**[[Groove (Universe)|Groove]]
**[[Hot Spot (Universe)|Hot Spot]]
**[[Prowl (Universe)|Prowl]]
**[[Red Alert (Universe)|Red Alert]]
**[[Streetwise (Universe)|Streetwise]]

*[[Rail Racer (Universe)|Rail Racer]] (Sixtrain):
**[[Midnight Express (Universe)|Midnight Express]]
**[[Overload (Universe)|Overload]]
**[[Railspike (Universe)|Railspike]]
**[[Rapid Run (Universe)|Rapid Run]]
**[[Swindle (Universe)|Swindle]]
**[[Tankor (Universe)|Tankor]]

*[[Superion (Universe)|Superion]] (redecoed Sixwing):
**[[Air Raid (Universe 2003)|Air Raid]]
**[[Fireflight (Universe Micromaster)|Fireflight]]
**[[Ro-Tor (Universe)|Ro-Tor]]
**[[Silverbolt (Universe)|Silverbolt]]
**[[Skydive (Universe)|Skydive]]
**[[Storm Jet (Universe)|Storm Jet]]
}}

;Decepticons:
*[[Devastator (Universe Micromaster)|Constructicon Devastator]] (redecoed Sixbuilder):
**[[Bonecrusher (Universe Micromaster)|Bonecrusher]]
**[[Buckethead]]
**[[Hightower (Universe Micromaster)|Hightower]]
**[[Long Haul (Universe Micromaster)|Long Haul]]
**[[Quickmix (Universe)|Quickmix]]
**[[Scavenger (Universe Micromaster)|Scavenger]]

===Timelines===
[[File:Timelinestoy-CopTur.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3]]
;Autobots:
*[[Cop-Tur (G1)|Cop-Tur]]

;Decepticons:
*[[Krunix (SG)|Krunix]]
:These Micromasters were redecos of Minicons in the line.

===Generations===
====War for Cybertron: Siege====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|WFC-S4 [[Roadhandler (G1)#Generations|Roadhandler]] & [[Swindler#Generations|Swindler]] ([[Race Car Patrol#Generations|Race Car Patrol]])}}
{{Bp-d1|WFC-S5 [[Storm Cloud (G1)#Generations|Storm Cloud]] & [[Whisper (G1)#Generations|Visper]] ([[Air Strike Patrol#Generations|Air Strike Patrol]])}}
{{Bp-a1|WFC-S6 [[Big Shot#Generations|Autobot Topshot]] & [[Flak (G1)#Generations|Flak]] ([[Battle Patrol#Generations|Battle Patrol]])}}
</ul>
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|WFC-S18 [[Laserbeak (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Laserbeak]] & [[Ravage (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Ravage]] ([[Decepticon Mini-Cassette|Soundwave Spy Patrol]])}}
{{Bp-a1|WFC-S19 [[Red Hot#Generations|Red Heat]] & [[Stakeout (G1)#Generations|Stakeout]] ([[Rescue Patrol (G1)#Generations|Rescue Patrol]])}}
</ul>
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|WFC-S32 [[Blackjack#War for Cybertron: Siege|Decepticon Blackjack]] & [[Hyperdrive (Micromaster)#Generations|Hypderdrive]] ([[Sports Car Patrol#War for Cybertron: Siege|Sports Car Patrol]])}}
</ul>
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Highjump (G1)#Generations|Highjump]] & [[Powertrain#Generations|Powertrain]] ([[Off Road Patrol#Generations|Off Road Patrol]])}}
</ul>
|[[File:War-for-Cybertron-Siege-Micro-Master-Race-Car-Patrol.jpg|thumb|300px|Micromasters Roadhandler and Swindler]]
|}
:The ''Siege'' Micromasters come in 2-packs of each member, transforming into their respective vehicle modes before combining into a 5mm weapon for larger figures to wield. A Battle Master's effect parts can be placed in the barrels of those with gun modes, and unlike the originals, the new Micromasters feature extensive articulation with ball-jointed shoulders, knees and hips, with the rare occasion of hinged elbows. Soundwave's deployers are now integrated into this, and their cassette modes were reinvented with flip-out 5mm posts to acts as shields. The returning Micromasters replace the legends class figures of the last decade.

==Notes==
[[File:MicroTFlogo.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|Absolutely, positively not inspired by Micro Machines. No sir. Not at all.]]
*The original Micromaster [[play pattern]] was Hasbro's attempt to compete with [[Galoob]]'s popular ''[[Micro Machines]]'' line that had been launched in 1987. An early name, "Micro Transformers", was featured on the packaging of the first Micromaster Patrol assortment released in late 1988 (Air Strike Patrol, Off Road Patrol and Race Car Patrol). The name "Micromaster" only appears in plain neutral text on that early packaging, in conjunction with the name of the respective patrol. For the 1989 releases, Hasbro completely redesigned the packaging, introduced an all-new "Transformers" logo, dropped the name "Micro Transformers" and made "Micromasters" the main name of the entire line-up. In Europe, those three early Patrols were ''possibly'' released in "Micromasters" packaging.
*All four Micromaster Station molds were reused sans Micromasters in [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s ''[[Brave (franchise)|Brave Police]]'' series a few years later, under the subline name "Distortion Machines".
*While the first ''Universe'' franchise redecoed a number of Micromaster molds as non-Micromaster characters, the [[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|newer ''Universe'' toyline]] used [[Storm Cloud (G1)|several]] [[Tread Bolt|Micromaster]] [[Countdown (G1)|characters]] as the basis of redecoes of non-Micromaster toys.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Microtransformer''' (マイクロトランスフォーマー ''Maikurotoransufōmā''), '''Micromaster''' (マイクロマスター ''Maikuromasutā'')
*''Italian:'' '''Microtransformers'''

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[[Category:Operation Combination]]
[[Category:Return of Convoy subgroups]]
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[[Category:Zone subgroups]]

Mini-Con

2019-09-16T13:16:04Z

HouseholdWheel:

{{disambig2|the Transformers type "Mini-Con"|the unit of time "minicon"|Units of time}}
{{disambig2|the Transformers type "Mini-Con"|the "Evil" faction of [[Stentarian]]s mistakenly called "Minicons"|Ammonite}}

[[File:Minicon symbol.png|upright=1.4|thumb|Intentionally designed to look like the letter "M", the Mini-Con symbol is also reflected in the design of Unicron's helmet]]
'''Mini-Cons''' (smol bois) are a race of small, roughly [[human]]-sized Transformers capable of [[powerlinx]]ing with a larger Transformer to impart extra abilities or greatly increase their strength.

Their origins (when explored) vary depending on the continuity in which they appear. In some timelines they are creations of [[Unicron]]; in others, they are creations of the [[Last Autobot]] or the descendants of [[Micronus Prime]]. Others are just... there.

==Fiction==
===Unicron Trilogy===
====Cartoon continuity====
[[File:Street action team.JPG|thumb|left|upright=1.4]]
[[Unicron]] created the Mini-Cons to be mindless tools, sent to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] as an agitating element to the Transformers' civil war. The power-enhancing "smart tools" would be unleashed upon the populace, who would snap them up and bond with them, and the war would only get more destructive, as Unicron drank in the negative psychic energies from the death and destruction. Once he'd gathered the power he needed, the Mini-Cons would turn on their supposed masters, incapacitating them, and Unicron would fully awaken to devour the planet and all Transformers on it, eliminating his biggest obstacle to devouring all of existence.

{{quote|Who would have thought the Mini-Cons were created by Unicron's cells?|[[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]]|''[[Drift (episode)|Drift]]''}}

But through a strange warp in space and time that no one really bothered to explain, three [[human]] children from the future—[[Rad White|Rad]], [[Carlos Lopez|Carlos]] and [[Alexis Thi Dang|Alexis]]—were sent to the Mini-Cons' birthing chamber on Cybertron just seconds before the small robots emerged from their pods. As the Mini-Cons had been designed to form mental bonds with other life forms, when Rad touched the Mini-Con who he knew from the future as [[High Wire (Armada)|High Wire]], High Wire apparently formed his bond then, with Rad... and through the Mini-Cons' shared "soul dimension", the [[Linkage (dimension)|Linkage]], sentience and free will spread throughout the Mini-Cons, forming "souls", and crippling Unicron's plans drastically.
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====Dreamwave ''Armada'' continuity====
[[File:Mini-cons.jpg|upright=2.2|thumb|Gotta catch 'em all!]]
Mini-Cons are a second race of Transformer, mostly living in designated sectors by themselves, which left them open to attack when [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] led his Decepticons on capture raids. Through experimentation on prisoners, the Decepticons discovered the Mini-Cons were rewired, their power (disproportionate to their size) could be added to a Transformer through [[Powerlinx]]ing. Mini-Cons are also capable of tapping an extra-dimensional energy source of unknown origin, but are wary of doing this, and most have inhibitors installed to prevent this from happening.

[[Over-Run (Armada)|Over-Run]], a Mini-Con refugee from another dimension, led Cybertron's collected Mini-Cons in tapping that dimension's energies and channeling them into an attack on Unicron which left him stranded on the far fringes of space.

After Unicron's defeat, most Mini-Cons re-established their villages in the Mini-Con sector. When Unicron reappeared ten years later, no one went to fetch the Mini-Cons to battle Unicron again, so it seems likely the Mini-Cons' connection to their extra-dimensional power source was severed.

{{note|There is no indication that Mini-Cons are related to Unicron in Dreamwave ''Armada'' continuity.}}

====Powerlinx and Evolution====
Mini-Cons have the special ability to actually evolve other machines, from transforming simple cars into jet-powered assault vehicles, to upgrading Transformers to have new weapons spring from their body. The nature of Powerlinxing is emphasized more in the Japanese ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Micron Legend]]'' counterpart to Transformers ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Armada]]''. Once powerlinked, the Autobot would call out "EVOLUTION!" and a portion of their body would literally reconfigure to become a new weapon. Afterwards, they retained this new ability without the powerlinking of the Mini-Con which granted it. Linking to that Mini-Con again simply enhances their firepower. The Mini-Con is not required in order to use the evolved weaponry afterwards. This has caused some confusion in the Armada viewing audience due to dub issues and the downplaying of the "Evolution" theme. Despite this, the term is used twice in the American series by Megatron.

====Gigantion Mini-Cons====
[[File:GiantCybertronDrillBit.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1]]

The exact origin of the Gigantion Mini-Cons is questionable as presented within the context of the show itself. The show offers little to nothing on their genesis, merely their function as "little detail" workers whose brains developed similarly to human children because of this (uh, yeah). [[Snarl (Cybertron)|Snarl]] speculated that they evolved a small stature to adapt to Gigantion like he adapted to the [[Animatron|Jungle Planet]]. In ''Galaxy Force'', they are stated to have existed since ancient times and controlled the larger Transformers. There are even ancient ruins discovered with inscriptions using ''Armada'' Mini-Con model sheets.

The [[Fun Publications]] fiction has linked these Mini-Cons to those of ''Armada'', which simply has them migrating to Gigantion (as well as the other colony worlds) with the Transformers carrying the [[Cyber Planet Key]]s, offering the only definitive origin of those Mini-Cons. This would also make them creations of Unicron. However, this does not fully line up with the fiction, as the Mini-Cons in Armada are shown appearing in the time of Optimus Prime, years after the world colonization—so the matter is left more than a bit vague.
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====Packaging blurb====
Long ago, Mini-Cons fled Cybertron to escape the endless war between Autobots and Decepticons. Many teams were broken up in that war, leaving only a few left living in peace while roaming the universe.<ref>[[Transformers: Universe (2008 franchise)|Universe]] Armada Series Mini-Con multi-pack packaging blurb.</ref>

====Ask Vector Prime====
In [[Aurex 304.0 Epsilon]], Mini-Cons were the creations of [[Primacron]]. They sparked a four-way war between the Autobots, Decepticons, [[Omnicon]]s, and [[Destructicon (RID)|Destructicons]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/08/11}}

===Generation 1===
====3H comics====
[[Ramulus]] uses "Mini-Con" as a term of derision, implying that [[CatSCAN]] is timid or insufficiently assertive. {{storylink|Betrayal}}

====''Classics''====
Mini-Cons were created by the [[Last Autobot]] to cleanse Cybertron of [[Demon]]s and [[Mutant (G1)|Mutants]] before the Autobots returned. {{storylink|The New World}}

====Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity====
The Mini-Cons of this universe are a sub-set of [[Micromaster#Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Micromasters]], diminutive Autobots who were originally [[Cyberdroid|unable to transform]] until exposed to the energies of a dimensional shockwave. When most of the Micromaster population decamped from Earth under the command of [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]] to found their own civilization on [[Micro|Planet Micro]], some elected to remain with the Autobots to help them continue the war. These little 'bots partnered up with larger Transformers, adopting weapon and equipment [[alternate mode]]s (in addition to their vehicular forms) which their partners could wield. Like the Mini-Cons from other universes, they provide their partners with a power-up by connecting to them when in weapon mode. Some of the earliest known include [[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]] and [[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]]'s partners [[Groundshaker (Legends)|Groundshaker]] and [[Phaser (G1)|Phaser]]. {{storylink|Transformers 2015 Tailgate/G1 Mini-Con Chapter|Tailgate/G1 Mini-Con Chapter}}

Evidence suggests that Mini-Cons would persist into the [[Beast Era]]: the enigmatic [[Wedge Shape]], as well as several of the combatants involved in the "[[Micron Booster#Micron Booster Ver. 4: Endless Battle - Eternal Prisoner|Eternal Prisoner]]" conflict, professed [[Maximal]] and [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] allegiances. {{storylink|Micron Booster|Micron Booster Ver. 4}} Additionally, Mini-Con [[Dragoyell]] is reported to have taken part in the [[Beast Wars (event)|Beast Wars]]. {{storylink|Dragoyell|Dragoyell's bio}}

====2005 IDW continuity====
Millions of years ago, the [[Titan (group)|Titan]] [[Prion (Titan)|Prion]] left Cybertron to colonize [[Prion (planet)|a distant planet]], an expedition led by [[Micronus Prime]]. Over time, the Transformers birthed from Prion's [[hot spot]] evolved into a civilization of Mini-Cons. {{storylink|White Heat}} Their idyllic colony was eventually discovered and razed by the anti-mechanoid [[Black Block Consortia]]; the last known Mini-Con, a young female named [[Nickel]], joined the [[Decepticon Justice Division]] when they happened across the devastated planet. {{storylink|The Permanent Revolution}}

Many millions of years ago, a civil war tore apart a peaceful planet's robotic population, sending them into a seemingly endless conflict, in which they used their natural ability to transform and combine to confound and destroy their enemies. However, they were not Cybertronians - they were [[Stentarian]]s, now divided into heroic [[Terradore]]s and evil [[Ammonite]]s. What mainly set them apart from Cybertronians was their relatively diminutive size - knee-high to an average Cybertronian. When the Transformers first encountered the Ammonites they believed them to be miniature Decepticons, leading Brainstorm to dub them 'Minicons'. However, it is unknown what relation, if any, they have to the Cybertronian species. {{storylink|Little Victories}}

===Live action film series===
Little is known about the nature of Mini-Cons in this continuity, other than the fact that they're small. Known Mini-Cons include [[Longarm (Movie Mini-Con)|Longarm]], [[Frenzy (Movie)|Frenzy]], [[Chopster]], and [[Bomb-Burst (PCC)|Bomb-Burst]].

===Power Core Combiners===
[[Commander (PCC)|Commander]]s had the ability to combine with Mini-Cons, which powered up their abilities in vaguely defined ways.<ref>[[Smolder]]'s bio, [[Sledge (PCC)|Sledge's]] bio, [[Heavytread (PCC)|Heavytread's]] bio, and [[Salvage (Movie)|Salvage's]] bio.</ref> Some power ups are given more specific descriptions. [[Huffer (PCC)|Huffer]] became faster, stronger, and smarter. [[Searchlight (PCC)|Searchlight]] got extended operational duration. [[Leadfoot (PCC)|Leadfoot]] became invisible to sensors. And [[Darkstream]] received enhanced maneuverability.<ref>See respective toy bios.</ref>

===Aligned continuity family===
[[File:HuntingSeason Mini-Cons.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Please don't let this be JIBSIR...]]

'''Mini-Cons''' (sometimes spelled '''Minicons''') are a race of small, human-sized Transformers who are native to Cybertron's two moons. Descended from [[Micronus Prime]], they have a great variety of robot mode shapes, with some appearing humanoid, and others having animal-based robot forms. Though some Cybertronians appear to display prejudice against Mini-Cons—[[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] was known to have despised them, while [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Orion Pax]] associated them with distrust—they nevertheless had a political presence in the pre-war era, with their own representative, [[Ratbat (WFC)|Ratbat]], on the planet's [[Autobot High Council|High Council]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Exodus|Exodus}}

Mini-Cons have been known to form partnerships with larger Transformers. Mini-Cons that choose to undergo this process are known as [[Deployer (WFC)|Deployer]]s, and usually adopt specialized alternate modes that allow them to attach to, or fit inside, their larger partners. By the time of Cybertron's restoration following the end of the war, such Mini-Cons are subdivided into three groups: Autobot "buzzsaws," Decepticon "torpedoes," and unaligned "Cyclones," who have spherical alternate modes. {{storylink|Knock, Knock!}}

[[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]]'s class of Mini-Cons, the [[Caretaker Mini-Con]]s, appear to have been mass-produced through an unknown process. A batch of these found on an ancient starship acted in a manner not unlike pre-programmed drones. {{storylink|Deep Trouble (RID)|Deep Trouble}} Fixit himself reverted to a similarly mindless state after [[Denny Clay]] tampered with his internal workings. {{storylink|The Trouble with Fixit}} As [[Autobot High Council|some]] were to use these Mini-Cons to guard prisoners; the "sentry mode" programming may have been some kind of mandated upgrade. {{storylink|Decepticon Island (Part 1)}}

The starship [[Alchemor (RID)|''Alchemor'']] was overseen by a group of Caretaker who were captured and forced to work as slave labour when the ship crashed. When the [[Bee Team (RID)|Bee Team]] arrived to take the ship, they joined in overthrowing their captors and eventually returned to Cybertron. {{storylink|Decepticon Island (Part 1)}} {{storylink|Decepticon Island (Part 2)}}

[[File:DeusExMachina AMT-Party.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|Did you bring hummus?]]

A new form of Mini-Cons was created on [[Earth]] when the planet's energon infused the Transformers' weapons with life and transformation ability. These new robots became known as the [[Arms Micron]]s. {{storylink|Arms Micron Theater}}

{{note|The Arms Micron backstory was told specifically in reference to the "partner" Microns packed in with larger toys, but it is assumed that it holds true for all toys called "Arms Microns" regardless of release type.}}
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==Things that are not Mini-Cons==
There have been a number of characters or toys that either have Powerlink "catcher" ports but are not Mini-Cons, or are recolored from Mini-Con molds (often even having the molded-in faction symbol) but who are nonetheless, according to their associated bios or fiction, not actually Mini-Cons.

{{collist|3|
*[[Laserbeak (Cybertron)|''Cybertron'' Laserbeak]] (sometimes)
*[[Search and Destroy Robot]]}}

==Toys==
[[File:Armada Blackout toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Blackout powerlinking with Demolishor]]
:Mini-Con toys debuted as the signature element of the ''Armada'' franchise, bringing the "micro [[play pattern]]" back to ''Transformers'' after many years' absence. Much like ''Armada'' itself, the Mini-Cons proved to be a smash hit with fans and kids, and Hasbro scrambled to include them in the subsequent franchises.

:Most Mini-Cons stand around 2" tall, roughly the same size as their [[Micromaster]] predecessors. Most Mini-Cons are considerably more complex, as well; unlike Micromasters, there's no single dominant transformation scheme. With dozens of molds, Mini-Cons cover a wide range of articulation, size, [[alternate mode]]s, and complexity. Aesthetically, their facial designs tend toward the unorthodox.

:Each Mini-Con includes one or more [[Powerlinx]] ports somewhere on their body, a [[5 mm post|5mm]] round peg-slot that allows them to be attached to any "[[Bulk]]" figure with a corresponding Powerlinx peg. These pegs were standard-issue on the larger, original-mold ''Armada'' toys, where at least one such peg could be used to activate various gimmicks on each large figure. Toys from subsequent franchises have featured Powerlinx pegs only as a static feature. Due to the center-peg of the Powerlinx port, they are incompatible with normal 5mm posts. Later Mini-Cons (starting with the ''[[Power Core Combiners]]'' series) would sometimes have 5mm holes without the "signature" center-peg.

{{note|Because of the overwhelming number of Mini-Con redecos—we're talking well into the hundreds—the following list is of unique first-use ''molds'' only.}}

===Armada===
====3-pack team molds====
[[File:Armada airmilitaryteam toys.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Air Military Mini-Con Team]]

{{collist|3|
'''[[Adventure Mini-Con Team]]'''
*[[Dune Runner (Armada)|Dune Runner]] (dune buggy)
*[[Iceberg]] (snowcat)
*[[Ransack (Armada)|Ransack]] (jeep)

'''[[Air Defense Mini-Con Team (Armada)|Air Defense Mini-Con Team]]'''
*[[Jetstorm (Armada)|Jetstorm]] (Concorde jet)
*[[Runway (Armada)|Runway]] (supersonic bomber)
*[[Sonar (Armada)|Sonar]] (space shuttle)

'''[[Air Military Mini-Con Team]]'''
*[[Gunbarrel (Armada)|Gunbarrel]] (cargo jet)
*[[Terradive (Armada)|Terradive]] (recon jet)
*[[Thunderwing (Armada)|Thunderwing]] (stealth bomber)

'''[[Destruction Mini-Con Team]]'''
*[[Buzzsaw (Armada)|Buzzsaw]] (excavator)
*[[Drill Bit (Armada)|Drill Bit]] (mining vehicle)
*[[Dualor (Armada)|Dualor]] (tank)

'''[[Emergency Mini-Con Team]]'''
*[[Firebot (Armada)|Firebot]] (fire engine)
*[[Makeshift (Armada)|Makeshift]] (VTOL plane)
*[[Prowl (Armada)|Prowl]] (police cruiser)

'''[[Land Military Mini-Con Team]]'''
*[[Bonecrusher (Armada)|Bonecrusher]] (missile transport)
*[[Knock Out (Armada)|Knock Out]] (armored personnel carrier)
*[[Wreckage (Armada)|Wreckage]] (tracked missile platform)

'''[[Race Mini-Con Team]]'''
*[[Dirt Boss (Armada)|Dirt Boss]] (rally SUV)
*[[Downshift (Armada)|Downshift]] (Le Mans racer)
*[[Mirage (Armada)|Mirage]] (Indy racer)

'''[[Sea Mini-Con Team]]'''
*[[Oceanglide]] (solar-powered boat)
*[[Stormcloud (Armada)|Stormcloud]] (speedboat)
*[[Waterlog (Armada)|Waterlog]] (hovercraft)

'''[[Space Mini-Con Team]]'''
*[[Astroscope]] (space station)
*[[Payload (Armada)|Payload]] (rocket transporter)
*[[Sky Blast (Armada)|Sky Blast]] (rocket)

'''[[Street Action Mini-Con Team]]'''
*[[Grindor (Armada)|Grindor]] (skateboard)
*[[High Wire (Armada)|High Wire]] (dirtbike)
*[[Sureshock (Armada)|Sureshock]] (motor scooter)

'''[[Street Speed Mini-Con Team]]'''
*[[Backtrack (Armada)|Backtrack]] (sportscar)
*[[Oval]] (sportscar)
*[[Spiral]] (sportscar)
}}

====Partner Mini-Con molds====
[[File:Armada Leader1 toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Leader-1, with wider hips than were entirely necessary.]]

{{collist|3|
*[[Incinerator (Armada)|Incinerator]] (partner: [[Blurr (Armada)|Blurr]])
*[[Refute (Armada)|Refute]] (partner: [[Smokescreen (Armada)|Hoist]])
*[[Jolt (Armada)|Jolt]] (partner: [[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys|Hot Shot]])
*[[Over-Run (Armada)|Over-Run]] (partner: [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys|Supercon Optimus Prime]])
*[[Nightbeat (Armada)|Nightbeat]] (partner: [[Side Swipe (Armada)|Side Swipe]])
*[[Liftor]] (partner: [[Smokescreen (Armada)|Smokescreen]])
*[[Rollout (Armada)|Rollout]] (partner: [[Overload (Armada)|Overload]])
*[[Longarm (Armada)|Longarm]] (partner: [[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]])
*[[Rollbar (Armada)|Rollbar]] (partner: [[Scavenger (Armada)|Scavenger]])
*[[Comettor (Armada)|Comettor]] (partner: [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]])
*[[Sparkplug (Armada)|Sparkplug]] (partner: [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys|Super Optimus Prime]])
*[[Crumplezone (Armada)|Crumplezone]] (partner: [[Cyclonus (Armada)|Cyclonus]])
*[[Blackout (Armada)|Blackout]] (partner: [[Demolishor (Armada)|Demolishor]])
*[[Inferno (Armada)|Inferno]] (partner: [[Thrust (Armada)|Thrust]])
*[[Wind Sheer (Armada)|Wind Sheer]] (partner: [[Wheeljack (Armada)|Wheeljack]])
*[[Thunderclash (Armada)|Thunderclash]] (partner: [[Skywarp (Armada)|Skywarp]])
*[[Swindle (Armada)|Swindle]] (partner: [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]])
*[[Leader-1 (Armada)|Leader-1]] (partner: [[Megatron (Armada)/toys|Megatron]])
*[[Ramjet (Armada)|Ramjet]] (partner: [[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Tidal Wave]])
*[[Rook (Armada)|Rook]] and [[Crosswise (Armada)|Crosswise]] (partner: [[Sideways (Armada)|Sideways]])
*[[Dead End (Armada)|Dead End]] (partner: [[Unicron/toys|Unicron]])
}}

===Micron Densetsu===
*'''Hikari no Unicron''' (campaign prize item)
**''Accessories:'' Chest missile, 6 leg missiles

: The "[[Unicron of Light]]" toy is a [[redeco]] of ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Armada]]'' [[Unicron/toys|Unicron]] in an emerald, light green, blue, and white color-scheme. This Unicron was the prize for a lucky-draw contest in Japan.

===Energon===
====3-packs====
{{collist|2|
'''[[Energon Saber]] Team'''
*[[Scattor (Energon)|Scattor]] (Concorde)
*[[Skyboom (Energon)|Skyboom]] (space shuttle)
*[[Wreckage (Energon)|Wreckage]] (supersonic bomber)

'''[[Street Action Mini-Con Team]]'''
*[[Grindor (Armada)|Grindor]] (hoverboard)
*[[High Wire (Armada)|High Wire]] (motorbike)
*[[Sureshock (Armada)|Sureshock]] (four-wheeler)
}}

====Other====
*Kicker/Highwire 2-pack

===Cybertron===
====Partner Mini-Con====
[[Image:Cyb-toy HeavyLoad.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.45|Menasor's partner Heavy Load]]
{{collist|1|
*[[Drill Bit (Cybertron)|Drill Bit]] (partner: [[Metroplex (Cybertron)|Metroplex]])
*[[Stripmine]] (partner: [[Quickmix (Cybertron)|Quickmix]])
*[[Heavy Load (Cybertron)|Heavy Load]] (partner: [[Menasor (Cybertron)|Menasor]])
*[[Safeguard (Cybertron)|Safeguard]] (partner: [[Vector Prime]])
}}

====3-packs====
{{collist|2|
'''[[Recon Mini-Con Team]]'''
*[[Jolt (Cybertron)|Jolt]] (helicopter)
*[[Six-Speed (Cybertron)|Six-Speed]] (LeMans race car)
*[[Reverb (Cybertron)|Reverb]] (pickup truck)

'''[[Giant Planet Mini-Con Team]]'''
*[[Deepdive (Cybertron)|Deepdive]] (submarine)
*[[Longarm (Cybertron)|Longarm]] (double-crane truck)
*[[Overcast (Cybertron)|Overcast]] (military cargo plane)
}}

===Classics (2006)===
[[File:TFC Clear Sky.jpg|thumb|upright=1.45|Clear Skies Team]]

{{collist|3|
'''[[Demolition Team]]'''
*[[Broadside (Classics)|Broadside]]
*[[Sledge (Classics)|Sledge]]
*[[Wideload (Classics)|Wideload]]

'''[[Dinobot (Classics)|Dinobots]]'''
*[[Knockdown (Classics)|Knockdown]]
*[[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]]
*[[Terrorsaur (Classics)|Terrorsaur]]

'''[[Night Rescue Team]]'''
*[[Divebomb (Classics)|Divebomb]]
*[[Firebot (Classics)|Firebot]]
*[[Strongarm (Classics)|Strongarm]]

'''[[Clear Skies Team]]'''
*[[Nightscream (Classics)|Nightscream]]
*[[Steel Wind]]
*[[Thunderwing (Classics)|Thunderwing]]

'''[[Dirt Digger Team]]'''
*[[Dirt Rocket (Classics)|Dirt Rocket]]
*[[Grindor (Classics)|Grindor]]
*[[Oil Slick (Classics)|Oil Slick]]

'''[[Predator Attack Team]]'''
*[[Dreadwing (Classics)|Dreadwing]]
*[[Overbite (Classics)|Overbite]]
*[[Snarl (Classics)|Snarl]]
}}
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===Universe (2008)===
*[[Jolt (Armada)|Jolt]] (partner: [[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys|Hot Shot]])
*[[Nightstick (G1)|Nightstick]] (partner: [[Cyclonus (G1)/toys|Cyclonus]])
{{note|Nightstick, despite being a [[Nebulan]] [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]], is oddly identified as a Mini-Con on the "Battle in Space" packaging.}}
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===Power Core Combiners===
[[File:PCC-toy Chopster.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Chopster (with Smolder)]]
{{collist|2|
*[[Airlift (PCC)|Airlift]] (partner: [[Skyhammer (PCC)|Skyhammer]])
*[[Backwind]] (partner: [[Searchlight (PCC)|Searchlight]])
*[[Caliburst (PCC)|Caliburst]] (partner: [[Huffer (PCC)|Huffer]])
*[[Chainclaw (PCC)|Chainclaw]] (partner: [[Icepick (PCC)|Icepick]])
*[[Chopster]] (partner: [[Smolder]])
*[[Groundspike]] (partner: [[Heavytread (PCC)|Heavytread]])
*[[Pinpoint]] (partner: [[Leadfoot (PCC)|Leadfoot]])
*[[Throttler]] (partner: [[Sledge (PCC)|Sledge]])
*[[Waterlog (PCC)|Waterlog]] (partner: [[Undertow (PCC)|Undertow]])}}
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===Prime===
'''Mini-Cons'''
*[[Laserbeak (WFC)|Laserbeak]] (Partner: [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]])
[[File:Prime-toy OP.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|O.P.]]
'''Arms Microns'''
{{collist|3|
*[[Arc]] (Partner: [[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]])
*[[Arcee Blade]]
*[[B.2]] (Partner: [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]])
*[[Balo]] (Partner: [[Skywarp (WFC)|Skywarp]] and [[Thundercracker (WFC)|Thundercracker]])
*[[B.H.]] (Partner: [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]])
*[[Bido]] (Partner: [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]])
*[[Bogu]] (Partner: [[Unicron]])
*[[Bulkhead Knuckle]]
*[[Bumblebee Sword]]
*[[C.L.]] (Partner: [[Cliffjumper (WFC)|Cliffjumper]])
*[[Dado (Prime)|Dado]]
*[[Dago]] (Partner: [[Frenzy (WFC)|Frenzy]] and [[Rumble (WFC)|Rumble]])
*[[Dobo]]
*[[Giza (Prime)|Giza]] (Partner: [[Nemesis Prime (Prime)|Nemesis Prime]])
*[[Gob (Prime)|Gob]]
*[[Gora]] (Partner: [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]])
*[[Gul]] (Partner: [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]])
*[[Hades]] (Partner: [[Megatron (WFC)|Darkness Megatron]])
*[[Ida]] (Partner: [[Airachnid (Prime)|Airachnid]])
*[[Igu]] (Partner: [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicon]])
*[[Iro]] (Partner: [[Ironhide (WFC)|Ironhide]])
*[[Jayz]]
*[[Jida]] (Partner: [[Cliffjumper (WFC)|Cliffjumper]])
*[[Jigu]] (Partner: [[Dreadwing (Prime)|Dreadwing]])
*[[L.P.]] (Partner: [[Lio Convoy]])
*[[Magi]] (Partner: [[Silas |Silas Breakdown]])
*[[Megatron Cannon]]
*[[Noji]] (Partner: [[Vehicon (Prime)|Jet Vehicon]])
*[[O.P.]] (Partner: [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]])
*[[Optimus Prime Blaster]]
*[[Ozu (Prime)|Ozu]] (Partner: [[Wildrider (Prime)|Wildrided]])
*[[Pral]]
*[[R.A.]] (Partner: [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]])
*[[Ratchet Spanner]]
*[[S.2]] (Partner: [[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]])
*[[Sais]]
*[[Sou]] (Partner: [[Swerve (Prime)|Swerve]])
*[[Ulma]] (Partner: [[Ultra Magnus (WFC)|Ultra Magnus]])
*[[Wheeljack Kunai]]
*[[Wuji]] (Partner: [[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]])
*[[Zad (Prime)|Zad]]
*[[Zori]] (Partner: [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]])
}}
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===Generations===
[[File:Generationstoy-TakaraTomy-Centuritron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Centuritron and the Mini-Con Assault Team]]
'''[[Mini-Con Assault Team]]'''
*[[Heavytread (Generations)|Heavytread]]
*[[Runway (Generations)|Runway]]
*[[Windshear]]
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===Robots in Disguise (2015)===
{{stub|All the new Minicon toys, plus partners/enemies must be included}}
[[File:Slipstream RID 2015 toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Slipstream]]
{{collist|3|
*[[Aerobolt]]
*[[Bashbreaker]]
*[[Beastbox (RID)|Beastbox]]
*[[Back|Decepticon Back]]
*[[Anvil (RID)|Decepticon Anvil]]
*[[Bludgeon (RID 2015)|Decepticon Bludgeon]]
*[[Divebomb (RID)|Divebomb]]
*[[Dragonus]]
*[[Glacius]]
*[[Lancelon]]
*[[Major Mayhem]]
*[[Ransack (RID Mini-Con)|Ransack]]
*[[Ratbat (WFC)|Ratbat]]
*[[Sandsting]]
*[[Sawback]]
*[[Sawtooth (RID)|Sawtooth]]
*[[Slipstream (RID)|Slipstream]]
*[[Tricerashot]]
*[[Velocirazor]]
*[[Windstrike]]
}}

====Partner Mini-Cons====
*[[Jetstorm (RID)|Jetstorm]] (Partner: [[Drift (RID)|Drift]])
*[[Airazor (RID)|Airazor]] (Partner: [[Fracture (RID)|Fracture]])
*[[Hammer (RID)|Decepticon Hammer]] (Partner: [[Crazybolt (RID)|Crazybolt]])
*[[Backtrack (RID)|Backtrack]] (Partner: [[Overload (RID)|Overload]])

====Other====
*[[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] (One Step Changer)
*Fixit (Legion Class)

==Merchandise==
===Attacktix===
[[File:AttacktixMiniConS1.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Goooood.]]
*'''Mini-Con''' (Booster, 2006)

{{attacktix
|ID=TF01
|faction=Autobot
|class=Trooper
|special=Attackback - 4/26 (15%) success ratio
|cost=10
|speed=4
|attacktype=Shooter (small missile)
}}
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: The first assortment of Transformers ''[[Attacktix]]'' figures included a "generic" Mini-Con, based on [[Skyboom (Energon)|Skyboom]]. Each Mini-Con figure has 3 points of articulation, including waist and shoulders; however, their shoulders move together due to their gun. One of the shortest, most squat ''Attacktix'' figures, the Mini-Con is very stable despite its small base.

:Its Special Power, "Attackback", allows a free move and attack for any of your in-play Autobot pieces. Mini-Con is an excellent support figure for [[Landmine (Energon)|Landmine]], whose "Shootback" power allows up to three Mini-Cons to make a free attack.

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[[File:AttackitxMiniConS2.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Eeeevil.]]
*'''Minicon''' (Booster, 2007)

{{attacktix
|ID=TF03
|faction=Decepticon
|class=Trooper
|special=Attackback
|cost=10
|speed=4
|attacktype=Shooter (small missile)
}}
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:An as-yet unreleased redeco of the ''Attacktix'' "Minicon" (''sic'') piece is set for the second series' Booster Packs, though this time as a Decepticon-aligned piece. It features a color scheme not on any incarnation of the actual [[Sonar (Armada)|Sonar]]/Skyboom toy, but wouldn't that be neat? The exact details of its Attackback special power are as yet unknown.

: This piece was later characterized as "[[Bunker-Buster]]" in the members-only portion of the [[Fun Publications]] [[Transformers Collectors' Club]] website.

{{canceledattacktix}}
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==Notes==
*During the ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Armada]]'' line, the term "Mini-Con" was also the name of a [[size class]] which consisted of three-packs of small toys (which were also individually referred to as "Mini-Cons"). Other size classes from the ''Armada'' line were named "Super-Con", "Max-Con" and "Giga-Con". However, the name "Mini-Con" was the only one actually used in the corresponding fiction. In the toyline, it was ''also'' used for other small figures of the same size that were available as companion figures with the larger toys. Due to its use in fiction, the name was also carried over into subsequent lines such as ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' and ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'', and was used as (part of) the name of a price point again in the ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' toyline, the "Mini-Con Class" consisting of two-packs. The later ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' toyline returned to the original three-pack style.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Micron''' (マイクロン ''Maikuron''), '''Mini-Con''' (ミニコン ''Minikon'')
*''Dutch:'' '''Miniteam'''
*''French:'' '''Minican''' (France), '''Minimodus''' (Canada)
*''Korean:'' '''Micron''' (마이크론 ''Maikeuron'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Mínǐ Jīn'gāng''' (迷你金刚, "Mini Vajra")
*''Spanish:'' '''Minimodus'''

==References==
<references/>

==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/faction/minicon.htm Mini-Cons at TFU.info]
*[http://www.tfarchive.com/toys/references/mini-cons_microns.php TFArchive's Mini-Con/Micron list, complete up to 2009]

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